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fleeing

/ˈfliːɪŋ/

fleeing is the present participle and gerund of flee.

Meaning of flee

Verb

flee (third-person singular simple present flees, present participle fleeing, simple past and past participle fled or (nonstandard) fleed)

  1. (intransitive) To run away; to escape.
    • The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.
    Synonyms:
    run for it
  2. (transitive) To escape from.
    • Many people fled the country as war loomed.
  3. (intransitive) To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet.
    • Ethereal products flee once freely exposed to air.

Noun

fleeing (plural fleeings)

  1. The act of one who flees.
    • Until the year 211, "Adamantius" taught, studied, prayed, and fasted amidst disturbance, martyrdoms, and fleeings from house to house[…]1865, The Dublin Review, page 58

Forms of fleeing

pluralfleeings

Words that rhyme with fleeing

Questions about fleeing

What does fleeing mean?
Fleeing means the act of one who flees.
What is fleeing the present participle and gerund of?
Fleeing is the present participle and gerund of flee.
What part of speech is fleeing?
Fleeing is a noun.
How do you pronounce fleeing?
Fleeing is pronounced /ˈfliːɪŋ/.
What is the plural of fleeing?
The plural of fleeing is fleeings.

Words near fleeing in the dictionary

  1. fleecings
  2. fleecy
  3. fleed
  4. Fleeger
  5. Fleegers
  6. fleeing
  7. fleeings
  8. fleek
  9. fleeker
  10. fleekest
  11. fleekier

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