How to pronounce fleet-footed
American English pronunciation
FLEET-foot-id
- IPA
- /ˈflitˌfʊtɪd/
- Syllables
- FLEET · foot · id (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fleet-footed means
Able to run very fast
In a sentence: The fleet-footed runner zipped past everyone on the last lap.
Where it comes from: Fleet is an old word, used mostly in stories and poems, for swift and light in moving. A fleet-footed runner has swift feet.
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