fleeting

To float.

To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.

“a ship that fleets the gulf”

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.

Passing quickly; of short duration.