Definitions for fleeting
ˈfli tɪŋfleet·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentaryadjective

   lasting for a markedly brief time

   "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"

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1. fleetingadjective

   passing quickly

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1. fleeting

   Julie Fleeting MBE (born 18 December 1980), whose married name is Julie Stewart, is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. She spent nine years at English club Arsenal and was the first Scot to play as a full-time professional in the WUSA playing for San Diego Spirit. She won the Scottish Women's League title with Ayr and seventeen major trophies with Arsenal. According to the Scottish Football Association, Fleeting has a record of 116 goals (a national record by some distance) and 121 caps for Scotland between her debut in 1996 and retirement in 2015, although those figures appear to include unofficial internationals. Fleeting also captained her country for eight years. According to UEFA, she has a record of 28 goals in 22 games in UEFA competitions for national teams, and 22 goals in 32 games in UEFA club competitions.She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. She has also represented Scotland in the sport of basketball.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleeting

   of Fleet

2. Fleetingadjective

   passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fleeting

   To come up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially the act of changing the situation of a tackle when the blocks are drawn together; also, changing the position of the dead-eyes, when the shrouds are become too long, which is done by shortening the bend of the shroud and turning in the dead-eye again higher up; the use of fleeting is accordingly to regain the mechanical powers, when destroyed by the meeting of the blocks or dead-eyes.--Fleet ho! the order given at such times. (See TACKLE.)

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLEETING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fleeting is ranked #149395 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fleeting surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fleeting.
   
   58.1% or 64 total occurrences were Black.
   24.5% or 27 total occurrences were White.
   10% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleeting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleeting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fleeting in a Sentence

1. Wesley D'Amico :

   God wastes no time on fleeting things.

2. Paul Wertheimer:

   We assume venues are safe, we find out too late they are not… There are too often few and fleeting options of escape. Getting on your knees and heading for the exit -- if there is one visible and unlocked -- is good advice for the first 10 people. After that, survivability diminishes.

3. Benjamin Strauss:

   World leaders have a fleeting opportunity to help or betray the future of humanity with their actions today on climate change, climate Impact Research in Germany and the images created from Climate Impact Research in Germany illustrate the enormous stakes behind the climate talks in Glasgow.

4. Caroline Schroeder:

   I ’d like to express how little faith I have in this board to do the right thing today or in the months to come, i genuinely hope that I’ve effectively insulted at least a few of you right now, because that insignificant and fleeting feeling that you’re experiencing in this particular moment is absolutely nothing in comparison to the persistent and often debilitating fear that survivors at LSU suffer on a daily basis as a direct result of your deliberate indifference to abuse on this campus.

5. Dorothy Sayers, Gaudy Night:

   How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.

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