fleeting
/ˈfliːtɪŋ/
verb
Meaning
To float.
To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
"a ship that fleets the gulf"
To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
To flee, to escape, to speed away.
To evanesce, disappear, die out.
To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
(of people) To move or change in position.
To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
To take the cream from; to skim.
adjective
Meaning
Passing quickly; of short duration.
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