fleeted

Something like an expression fleeted over Venator's countenance and through his tone.

The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994

Cheyne, Frewen's boatsteerer, who was a splendidly built, handsome young fellow of twenty-four years of age, received a rather severe injury to his right foot whilst a heavy baulk of timber was being "fleeted" along the deck.

John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 Louis Becke 1884

These thoughts fleeted through my head as I kept up the awkward gait I had assumed, ironic, as Hold girls were taught to take such tiny steps that they appeared to float across the floor.

Artichoke Christian Bell 2010

Above her, thin clouds fleeted across the sky, chased by strong autumn winds.

The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

Above her, thin clouds fleeted across the sky, chased by strong autumn winds.

The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

Above her, thin clouds fleeted across the sky, chased by strong autumn winds.

The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

Above her, thin clouds fleeted across the sky, chased by strong autumn winds.

The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

The number of wry, hygiene related puns that fleeted upon me at that moment was overwhelming.

Steve Rosenbaum: Airport Pat Down -- Is Shampoo a Crime? 2008

Above her, thin clouds fleeted across the sky, chased by strong autumn winds.

Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008

    So with a ship fast-fleeted, a gale blown gently behind him,

Poems and Fragments 2006