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Quick definitions from WordNet (passing)
▸ noun: success in satisfying a test or requirement ("His future depended on his passing that test")
▸ 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: the end of something ("The passing of winter")
▸ noun: the motion of one object relative to another ("Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets")
▸ noun: euphemistic expressions for death ("Thousands mourned his passing")
▸ noun: a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another ("The passing of flatus")
▸ 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")
▸ adjective: enduring a very short time ("A passing fancy")
▸ adverb: to an extreme degree or extent
▸ Also see passs
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▸ noun: success in satisfying a test or requirement ("His future depended on his passing that test")
▸ 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: the end of something ("The passing of winter")
▸ noun: the motion of one object relative to another ("Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets")
▸ noun: euphemistic expressions for death ("Thousands mourned his passing")
▸ noun: a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another ("The passing of flatus")
▸ 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")
▸ adjective: enduring a very short time ("A passing fancy")
▸ adverb: to an extreme degree or extent
▸ Also see passs
▸ Words similar to passing
▸ Usage examples for passing
▸ Idioms related to passing (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing passing
▸ Popular nouns described by passing
▸ Words that often appear near passing
▸ Rhymes of passing
▸ Invented words related to passing