passing
IPA: pˈæsɪŋ
noun
- Death, dying; the end of something.
- The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
- (law) The act of approving a bill etc.
- (sports) The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.
- A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.
- (sociology) The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.
adjective
- That passes away; ephemeral.
- (now rare, literary) Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme.
- Vague, cursory.
- Going past.
- That passes in any sense.
adverb
- (literary or archaic) Surpassingly, greatly.
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Examples of "passing" in Sentences
- Mentioned in passing is the kids 'multi-racial background: Dad is black, mom was white.
- And yes, accusing someone of "intergalactic war-mongering" even in passing is one and only one thing:
- But like David Lynch and Jack Kerouac, Callahan, whom I only know in passing, is grossly misunderstood by his fans.
- And now one had touched him so completely that a mere glance over her shoulder without a word passing between them had made him follow her.
- To Polly, what he reveals in passing is a world where drunken riot was frequent, and sensibility about what crime is serious was very different.
- Some guy on the radio said so, obviously all of my problems are cured and all of that social pressure he mentioned in passing is miraculously lifted!
- I only knew Bill in passing from the pre-Outpost days when he held court at noon on Fridays at the Elks. He was a natural leader as well as a civic leader and a take charge kind of guy.
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