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parting Definition

part·ing (pärt′iŋ)

adjective

  1. dividing; separating
  2. departing
  3. given, spoken, done, etc. at parting

noun

  1. the act of breaking, dividing, or separating
  2. a place of division or separation; dividing point or line
  3. something that separates or divides
  4. a leave-taking or departure
  5. death

parting Synonyms

parting

n.

  1. The act of separating

    leavetaking, good-bye, farewell; see departure.

  2. The time or place of separating

    split, crossroads, Y break, divergence, hour of parting, parting of the ways, where the path divides, where the brook and river meet*.

  3. The act of dividing

    bisection, severance, separation; see division 1.

parting Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Pearlman also had a bitter parting with the group O-Town that was documented on the ABC show Making the Band.
  • make: It doesn't make the parting any easier, but the way I said goodbye has.
  • mean: Death means parting, the great letting go, the end.

Adjective modifier

  • amicable: That would seem to be the logical time for an amicable parting of the ways.
  • sad: Matthew Robinson, Leeds, England A sad parting.
  • final: Don't you know that every time we meet the thoughts of the final parting will become more painful?
  • last: The last parting was my faithful stove top expresso pot.
  • inevitable: By the end of November the inevitable parting of the ways happened.

Modifies a noun

  • shot: His parting shot was a concert in Mexico City in front of 3000 fans.
  • gesture: In a parting gesture, the Web publisher you fired replaced photos of board members with sheep.
  • gift: Really they were her parting gift to the city.
  • word: Her parting words to me were to ask whether I was coming back next year.
  • thought: Any parting thoughts, words of advice, or hints you would care to offer our players?
  • tool: Buy a parting tool, I can't grind my own tool steel thin enough.

Noun used with modifier

  • side: Simon Barker, Billy Idol ( with side parting!
  • center: Linda is 5'3 " , of slim build with black hair that is in a ' bob ' style with center parting.

Preposition: of

  • way: Here we come to a parting of the ways.
  • friend: The prevailing feeling among students and teacher the last day of class was that of a parting of friends.
  • sea: She didn't know what was wrong, but she coined my parting ' the parting of the red sea ' .

Preposition: with

money: Giving does not have to mean parting with money either.