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Definition of Passing

1. 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"

2. Adjective. Lasting a very short time. "Fugacious blossoms"

3. Adverb. To an extreme degree. "Extremely unpleasant"

4. Noun. Euphemistic expressions for death. "Thousands mourned his passing"

5. Adjective. Of advancing the ball by throwing it. "A pass play"

6. Noun. The motion of one object relative to another. "Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"

7. Adjective. Allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily. "A passing grade"

8. Noun. The end of something. "The passing of winter"

9. Adjective. Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough. "Perfunctory courtesy"

10. Noun. A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another. "The passing of flatus"

11. 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"

12. Noun. Success in satisfying a test or requirement. "He got a pass in introductory chemistry"

Definition of Passing

1. n. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.

2. a. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.

3. adv. Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.

Definition of Passing

1. a death [n -S] - See also: death

Lexicographical Neighbors of Passing

passe partout passible passibly passiflora Passiflora Passifloraceae Passiflora edulis Passiflora foetida Passiflora incarnata Passiflora laurifolia

Passiflora ligularis Passiflora maliformis Passiflora mollissima Passiflora quadrangularis passim passing (current term) passing(a) passingly passings passing comment

passing game passing note passing play passing shot passing tone passing water passion passion passional passionals

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