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fleeing Definition


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flee
verb flees, fled, fleeing
    intr
    1. To run away quickly.
      Thesaurus: get away, escape, bolt, take flight, withdraw, leave, depart, abscond, take off, decamp, make oneself scarce; Antonym: stand, stay.
    2. To hurriedly run away from or escape from (danger or a dangerous place).
Derivative: fleer
noun
    Someone who is fleeing.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fleon.



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