All 5 Uses of
fleeting
in
Gone with the Wind
- For a fleeting instant she saw Melanie's incredulous face, the look on the chaperons' faces, the petulant girls, the enthusiastic approval of the soldiers.†
Chpt 2.9 *
- Scarlett caught a fleeting glimpse and saw that it was a broad gold ring.†
Chpt 2.10
- For a fleeting immeasurable instant, he pressed her body close to his.†
Chpt 2.15
- She caught a fleeting glimpse of a head of red curls and saw that creature, Belle Watling, heard her shrill drunken laughter as she clung for support to a one-armed soldier who reeled and staggered.†
Chpt 3.21
- Now that she could catch fleeting glimpses of the sun, her spirits soared.†
Chpt 4.34
Definition:
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(fleeting) lasting a short time