passing in English dictionary

  • passing

    Meanings and definitions of "passing"

    • Surpassingly, greatly, quite.
    • (euphemism) A death.
    • A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.
    • Present participle of pass.
    • adjective
      That passes away; ephemeral. [from 14th c.]
    • adjective
      (now rare, literary)
      Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme. [from 14th c.]
    • adjective
      vague, cursory. [from 18th c.]
    • adjective
      going past - passing cars.
    • adverb
      (now literary or archaic)
      Surpassingly, greatly. [from 14th c.]
    • noun
      Death, dying; the end of something. [from 14th c.]
    • noun
      The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. [from 14th c.]
    • noun
      (law)
      The act of approving a bill etc. [from 15th c.]
    • noun
      (sports)
      The act of passing a ball etc. to another player. [from 19th c.]
    • noun
      A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.
    • verb
      present participle of [i]pass[/i]
    • passing (e.g. exam)
    • that happen to pass by
    • passing (along the way)
    • Lasting or existing for a short time only.
    • adjective
      lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
    • adverb
      to an extraordinary degree; "she was a surpassingly beautiful woman"; "I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange"--Walker Percy
    • noun
      (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
    • noun
      a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
    • noun
      euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
    • noun
      going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"
    • noun
      success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
    • noun
      the end of something; "the passing of winter"
    • noun
      the most basic and common thread used in goldwork; it consists of a thin strip of metal wound around a core of cotton or silk.
      'Or nue' is a special technique invented in the 15th century, wherein many threads of passing or Japan thread are laid down parallel and touching.
    • noun
      the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"

    Synonyms of "passing" in English dictionary

    expiration, exceedingly, extremely are the top synonyms of "passing" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "passing" in English dictionary

    failing, running are the top antonyms of "passing" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of passing

    • passing ( countable and uncountable;  plural  passings)
    • passing ( not comparable)
    • passing (comparative more passing, superlative most passing)
    • passing (not comparable)
    • passing (countable and uncountable, plural passings)
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