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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