▪ I. fleeing, vbl. n.
(ˈfliːɪŋ)
[f. flee v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. flee in various senses.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 2615 (Cott.) Bot in hir fleing þar sco yode, An angel hir befor stode. c 1410 Love Bonavent. Mirr. x. (Gibbs MS.), Off the fleynge of oure lord Jhesu into Egypte. c 1440 Gesta Rom. xix. 336 (Harl. MS.) So shall he have fleyng to the paleys of holy chirche. 1559 Abp. Hethe in Strype Ann. Ref. I. App. vi. 8 This forsakinge and fleynge from the sea of Rome. |
▪ II. fleeing, ppl. a.
(ˈfliːɪŋ)
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That flees, in various senses of the vb.
| c 1374 Chaucer Boeth. iv. pr. iii. 121 Yif he be dredeful and fleynge [L. fugax]. 1434 Misyn Mending Life 108 So þat þou sulde desire fleand þingis. a 1533 Ld. Berners Huon liv. 181 Suche fleynge vacabondes. 1877 Daily News 5 Nov. 4/7 A large proportion of the fleeing troops would perish in the attempt. |