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passing

/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/noun, adjective, adverb2 syllables

Passing means: lasting a very short time.

Synonyms for passing32

noun, as in euphemistic expressions for death

loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release

noun, as in (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

pass, passing play, passing game

noun, as in success in satisfying a test or requirement

pass, qualifying

noun, as in the motion of one object relative to another

passage

noun, as in a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

passage

noun, as in going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

overtaking

adjective, as in lasting a very short time

ephemeral, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious, impermanent, temporary

adjective, as in hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

casual, cursory, perfunctory, superficial, careless

adjective, as in of advancing the ball by throwing it

pass

adjective, as in allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

satisfactory

adverb, as in to an extraordinary degree

surpassingly

also used for passing

brief, fleeting, earthly, deciduous, evanescent, flying

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Opposites of passing

failing, running

What does passing mean?12

adjective

1

lasting a very short time“the ephemeral joys of childhood”

2

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough“a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws”

3

of advancing the ball by throwing it“a team with a good passing attack”

4

allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily“a passing grade”

noun

1

euphemistic expressions for death“thousands mourned his passing”

2

(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”

3

success in satisfying a test or requirement“his future depended on his passing that test”

4

the motion of one object relative to another“stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets”

5

a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another“the passage of air from the lungs”

6

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”

7

the end of something“the passing of winter”

adverb

1

to an extraordinary degree“she was a surpassingly beautiful woman”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with passing?2

three syllables

harassingsurpassing
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Passing in a sentence

  • Being careful and diligent is necessary, but not sufficient for passing this course.gleki
  • Passing through the strong wind, the planes rock like this, but don't worry.corvard
  • With the passing of time, his respect for him became love.bapouy
  • Linda is sixteen, but had no trouble passing for twenty.CN
  • Excuse me, would you mind passing me the sugar?dibdin
  • If your children are being tiresome, you will feel time passing slowly.BobbyLee
  • Rather than passing, lobbing is the way to win.orcrist
  • After all, he succeeded in passing the exam.Dejo

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