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Brief Spree Involving Back Support Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "FLEETING" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Lasting for a markedly brief time verb
- • To float.
- • To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
- • To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
- • To flee, to escape, to speed away.
- • To evanesce, disappear, die out.
- • To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
- • (of people) to move or change in position.
- • To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
- • To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
- • To take the cream from; to skim. adjective
- • Passing quickly; of short duration.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The first time we met was just a fleeting moment."
- • "She caught a fleeting glimpse of the famous actor at the party."
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