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Definitions for Fleeing
[1] to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
[2] to move swiftly; fly; speed.
[3] to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
[4] to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly to flee the country
[5] (intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speed she fled to the door
[6] a Scot word for fly 1
[7] a Scot word for fly 2
Words related to Fleeing
fleefly, jump, depart, get, leave, vanish, desert, retreat, blow, elude, skedaddle, abscond, skip, avoid, scoot, evade, break, scamper, hotfoot, decamp
Words nearby Fleeing
fleefledermaus, die, fledge, fledged, fledgling, fledgy, flee, fleece, fleece-vine, fleeced, fleecie, fleecy
Origin of Fleeing
before 900; Middle English fleen, Old English flēon; cognate with Old High German flichan (German fliehen ), Gothic thliuhan; compare Old English fleogan to fly1
Words that may be confused with Fleeing
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, fleeflea, flee
Other words from Fleeing
out·flee , verb (used with object), out·fled, out·flee·ing.
un·flee·ing , adjective
Word origin for Fleeing
Old English flēon ; related to Old Frisian fliā , Old High German fliohan , Gothic thliuhan
Synonyms for Fleeing
depart, desert, fly, get, jump, leave, retreat, take off, vanish, abscond, avoid, blow, bolt, break, decamp, elude, evade, hotfoot, scamper, scoot, scram, skedaddle, skip, split, vamoose, beat a hasty retreat, cut and run, cut out, fly the coop, get away, get the hell out, make a getaway, make off, make one's escape, make oneself scarce, make quick exit, make tracks, step on it, step on the gas, take a hike, take flight