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Definition
lasting a short time
- It must be a unanimous choice of the Committee. They can have no doubts, however fleeting. If, during the process, an Elder reports a dream of uncertainty, that dream has the power to set a candidate aside instantly.p. 62.1
fleeting = short-lived (lasting just a short time)
- This time it had been Fiona who had undergone that fleeting indescribable change.p. 90.9
- This time it was not a fleeting impression.p. 93.8
- But the change was fleeting.p. 94.3
- For a fleeting instant he thought he would like nothing better than to ride peacefully along the river path, laughing and talking with his gentle female friend.p. 135.2
- For a fleeting second he felt that he wanted to keep it for himself, to let himself bathe in sunlight, unburdened by anything or anyone else.p. 177.1
There are no more uses of "fleeting" in The Giver.
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