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- DictionaryPass·ing/ˈpasiNG/
adjective
- 1. going past: "passing cars"
- 2. (of a period of time) going by: "she detested him more with every passing second"
noun
- 1. the passage of something, especially time: "with the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric"
- 2. the action of throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball or puck to another team member during a sports match: "his play showed good passing and good control"
(formal) the fact of something ending or of somebody dying. When the government is finally brought down, no one will mourn its passing. the passing of the old year (= on New Year’s Eve) Many will mourn her passing (= her death, when you do not want to say this directly). Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
2 days ago · Definition of 'passing' Word Frequency. passing. (pæsɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJ n] A passing fashion, activity, or feeling lasts for only a short period of time and is not worth taking very seriously. Hamnett does not believe environmental concern is a passing fad. 2. singular noun.
passing | meaning of passing in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE. Word family (noun) pass overpass ≠ underpass passage passing (adjective) passing passable ≠ impassable (verb) pass.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PASSING. [noncount] 1. : the act of moving toward and beyond something — usually + of. I could hear the passing of a distant train. [=I could hear a distant train passing] 2. — used to talk about the movement of time — usually + of. They celebrate the passing of each season.
adv. surpassingly; exceedingly; very. n. the act of a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass. a means or place of passage.
Define passing. passing synonyms, passing pronunciation, passing translation, English dictionary definition of passing. adj. 1. Moving by; going past: The child waved to the passing cars. 2. Of brief duration; transitory: a passing fancy. 3. Cursory or superficial; casual: a...
adjective. /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/ /ˈpæsɪŋ/ [only before noun] lasting only for a short period of time and then disappearing synonym brief. a passing phase/thought/interest. He makes only a passing reference to the theory in his book (= it is not the main subject of his book). She bears more than a passing resemblance to (= looks very like) your sister.
