Definition of Passing in English :
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Passing meaning in English
Meaning of Passing in English
Pronunciation of Passing in English
Passing pronunciation in English
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Passing
see synonyms of passingNoun
1. pass, passing, passing game, passing play
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Example Sentences:'the coach sent in a passing play on third and long'
2. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release
euphemistic expressions for death
Example Sentences:'thousands mourned his passing'
3. passage, passing
the motion of one object relative to another
Example Sentences:'stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets'
4. passing
the end of something
Example Sentences:'the passing of winter'
5. passage, passing
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
Example Sentences:'the passage of air from the lungs''the passing of flatus'
6. overtaking, passing
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
Example Sentences:'she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me'
7. pass, passing, qualifying
success in satisfying a test or requirement
Example Sentences:'his future depended on his passing that test''he got a pass in introductory chemistry'
Adjective
8. ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory
lasting a very short time
Example Sentences:'the ephemeral joys of childhood''a passing fancy''youth's transient beauty''love is transitory but it is eternal''fugacious blossoms'
9. pass, passing
of advancing the ball by throwing it
Example Sentences:'a team with a good passing attack''a pass play'
10. passing
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
Example Sentences:'a passing grade'
11. casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Example Sentences:'a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws''a passing glance''perfunctory courtesy'
Adverb
12. exceedingly, extremely, passing, super
to an extreme degree
Example Sentences:'extremely cold''extremely unpleasant'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Passing
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Passing
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Passing
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