What is an adjective with 9 letters meaning lasting for a very short time

While studying, lana reached her goal of reading half a chapter without interruptions. what should she do next?

Which two shifts occur at the end of franz kafkas the metamorphosis

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?