to fleet
4
7.4
- verb
- /flit/
- The children fleet through the park, laughing and playing tag.
Examples
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She managed to fleet up the stairs just in time to catch the bus.
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He raced along the edge of the field towards the dog, fleet like I’d never seen him before, rounding from the far left and skirting the tree line.
Fiction book (2001) -
Patrol to fleet, I need help!
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Patrol to fleet!
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With all our brown sails spread, we fleet through the moonlight with stately courtesies.
Blog text (22) -
He raced along the edge of the field towards the dog, fleet like I'd never seen him before.
Synonyms
78
2.9
To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface
60
2.2
To move quickly and suddenly in one direction
39
1.0
To move smoothly and easily through the air or over a surface
24
6.1
To move quickly and lightly from one place to another
14
2.9
Move quickly and lightly across the surface of water
1
3.0
Move suddenly and quickly from one side to the other
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
4
5.3
A street in central London once where many newspapers had their offices
- Specialized
1
9.6
A large submarine that carries nuclear missiles to stop enemies from attacking a country
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fleet comes from an old English idea of 'to float' or 'to glide', the same root you see in float. So, to say clouds 'fleet' across the sky is to imagine them gliding quickly over the air.