fleetingly

/ˈfɫitɪŋɫi/ adv

in a fleeting manner; transiently

Word Origin Fleetingly comes from Old English flēotan 'to float, flow' — the idea of something passing swiftly like water. Fleet as an adjective means 'swift', and fleeting means 'passing quickly'. The same root gives us float and flood. So fleetingly is 'in a floating-away manner'.

adv in a fleeting manner; transiently

Their eyes met fleetingly across the crowded room before she disappeared into the crowd.

(副词) 转瞬即逝地;短暂地;倏忽地;刹那间;昙花一现地

在拥挤的房间裡,他们的目光短暂交汇,随后她便消失在人群中。

(adverbio) fugazmente; brevemente; de paso; rápidamente [de manera fugaz; transitoriamente]

Sus ojos se encontraron fugazmente a través de la sala abarrotada antes de que ella desapareciera entre la multitud.

(adverbe) furtivement; fugacement; brièvement; en un éclair; rapidement [D'une manière fugitive et passagère ; durant un très court instant.]

Leurs regards se sont croisés furtivement à travers la salle bondée avant qu'elle ne disparaisse dans la foule.

(Adverb) flüchtig; kurz; vorübergehend [**fleetingly** – auf flüchtige, vergängliche Weise; nur für einen kurzen Moment.]

Ihre Blicke trafen sich **fleetingly** über den vollen Raum hinweg, bevor sie in der Menge verschwand.

(副詞) 一瞬だけ。つかの間。はかなく。

混雑した部屋で彼女の視線と一瞬だけ目が合い、彼女は人混みの中へ消えていった。

(advérbio) fugazmente; passageiramente; transitoriamente; efemeramente [de modo passageiro; transitoriamente]

Os olhos deles se cruzaram brevemente através da sala lotada antes de ela desaparecer na multidão.

Word parts: fleet + ing + ly

Common collocations

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