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passing Definition

pass·ing (pas′iŋ)

adjective

  1. going by, beyond, past, over, or through
  2. lasting only a short time; short-lived; fleeting; momentary
  3. casual; cursory; incidental a passing remark
  4. satisfying given requirements or standards a passing grade
  5. that is happening; current
  6. Archaic surpassing; extreme; very

Etymology: ME

adverb

Archaic exceedingly; unusually; very

noun

  1. the act of one that passes; specif., death
  2. a means or place of passing

passing Idioms

in passing

  1. without careful thought; casually
  2. incidentally; by the way

passing Synonyms

passing

modif.

  1. In the act of going past

    departing, crossing, going by, gliding by, flashing by, speeding by, going in opposite directions, passing in the night; see also moving 1.

  2. Of brief duration

    fleeting, transitory, transient; see temporary.

passing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • mourn: I may mourn the passing of an easier, more trusting age.
  • lament: Lucy Mangan laments the passing of the man who was an antidote to our three-minute culture.
  • regret: For all the 'good old days ' I cannot honestly regret the passing of the barn.
  • celebrate: This service celebrates the passing of Francis of Assisi into heaven.
  • mark: Its clock marks the passing of the days for us all.

Preposition: out

parade: Nine youths were involved and Gareth Jenkins, Coach of the Scarlets, who handed out certificates, attended the passing out parade.

Adjective modifier

  • untimely: We in Home Accident Prevention Northern Ireland are saddened to hear of John's untimely passing.
  • slick: And the visitors started the brighter, taking the lead in 100 seconds and dominating the opening ten minutes with slick passing.
  • incisive: City started the stronger of the two sides with some clever and almost incisive passing around the Cinderford box.
  • neat: After neat passing on the right-hand side of the pitch, Nick Mason had a shot which was straight at the keeper.
  • sad: The year was marred by the sad passing of Brian Bell who was sixty eight.
  • crisp: He's fantastic on the ball and makes the game look so easy with his elegant style and crisp passing.

Modifies a noun

  • urine: RBS [ glucose level ] around 7. PU [ passing urine ] normally.
  • loop: A lengthy passing loop, Chartley Road Loop, was laid.

Noun used with modifier

  • buck: Another cause I would suggest for the severity of the youth unemployment problem is buck passing.
  • message: Using message passing There may be circumstances in which you want to override message passing.

Preposition: of

  • resolution: A specimen set of minutes for the passing of certain elective resolutions appears below.
  • stool: Diarrhea Diarrhea is the passing of frequent watery stools when you go to the toilet.
  • urine: Symptoms include, excessive thirst, tiredness, frequent passing of urine, weight loss, irritability, smelly breath.
  • era: With his retirement comes the passing of an era.