The phrase "fleeting expressions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe brief or transient emotions or reactions that are not long-lasting.
Example: "Her face was a canvas of fleeting expressions, revealing her inner turmoil in just a moment."
Alternatives: "transient emotions" or "ephemeral reactions."
"Beyond the Law" and "Wild 90" have that same in-your-face style of handheld verité, intently concerned with how the camera can slow down time, revealing the fleeting expressions and reactions that are lost to moments.
JPEG bursts can be shot as rapidly as 4.5 frames per second, allowing photographers to capture detailed action sequences or catch fleeting expressions that might otherwise be missed.
The technology can capture fleeting expressions, such as a squint or twitch of a lip; combined with cultural and contextual information, it can consistently detect the expressed emotion with a high degree of accuracy.
A central theme of his art is the human being, whose emotions and fleeting expressions he captures in minimal, precisely positioned pencil strokes.
To find out whether Dudley followed through on his threat, we headed to Windsor, where the contrast between the regal affair and the town's social problems – beneath the fleeting expressions of monarchy-mania – is stark.
His ability to capture fleeting expression and the vivacity and sensual delight of his mature style anticipate the Baroque sculpture of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
A fleeting expression of confusion passing over Marco Rubio's face during a debate is digitally zoomed and repeated until it becomes a window into the emptiness of his soul.
The comparison of the clinical outcome of the twelve early AJCC stages patients, sharing fleeting expression with that of the two patients who later acquired a persisting expression, is significantly relevant (Table 2: p < 0.001 and p < 0.005, respectively).
I could tell by fleeting unhappy expressions on my mother's face that she believed living in Philadelphia is somehow not as good as living in Manhattan.
This article originally appeared on VICE AU.
Fleeting facial expressions do reveal an emotion that is being concealed, and that is a kind of lie, but innocents under suspicion may conceal their fear, or anger about being suspected.
