'Fleeing' definitions:

Definition of 'Fleeing'

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  • Flee \Flee\ (fl[=e]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fled (fl[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Fleeing.] [OE. fleon, fleen, AS. fle['o]n (imperf. fle['a]h); akin to D. vlieden, OHG. & OS. fliohan, G. fliehen, Icel. fl[=y]ja (imperf. fl[=y][eth]i), Dan. flye, Sw. fly (imperf. flydde), Goth. [thorn]liuhan. [root]84. Cf. Flight.] To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive. [1913 Webster]
  • [He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Flee fornication. --1 Cor. vi. 18. [1913 Webster]
  • So fled his enemies my warlike father. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the utmost speed. "Whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands?" --Shak. See Fly, v. i., 5. [1913 Webster]

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