Passing Meaning
There are 12 meaning(s) for word Passing
Meaning 1 : lasting a very short time
Example : a passing fancy
Synonyms : ephemeral, fugacious, short-lived, transient, transitory
Example : a passing fancy
Synonyms : ephemeral, fugacious, short-lived, transient, transitory
Meaning 2 : hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Example : a passing glance
Synonyms : casual, cursory, perfunctory, superficial
Example : a passing glance
Synonyms : casual, cursory, perfunctory, superficial
Meaning 3 : a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
Example : the passing of flatus
Synonyms : passage
Example : the passing of flatus
Synonyms : passage
Meaning 4 : success in satisfying a test or requirement
Example : his future depended on his passing that test
Synonyms : pass, qualifying
Example : his future depended on his passing that test
Synonyms : pass, qualifying
Meaning 5 : going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
Example : she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
Synonyms : overtaking
Example : she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
Synonyms : overtaking
Meaning 6 : of advancing the ball by throwing it
Example : a team with a good passing attack
Synonyms : pass
Example : a team with a good passing attack
Synonyms : pass
Meaning 7 : to an extraordinary degree
Example : she was a surpassingly beautiful woman,I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange
Synonyms : surpassingly
Example : she was a surpassingly beautiful woman,I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange
Synonyms : surpassingly
Meaning 8 : euphemistic expressions for death
Example : thousands mourned his passing
Synonyms : departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, release
Example : thousands mourned his passing
Synonyms : departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, release
Meaning 9 : the motion of one object relative to another
Example : stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
Synonyms : passage
Example : stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
Synonyms : passage
Meaning 10 : (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Example : the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
Synonyms : pass, passing game, passing play
Example : the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
Synonyms : pass, passing game, passing play
Meaning 11 : allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
Example : a passing grade
Example : a passing grade
Meaning 12 : the end of something
Example : the passing of winter
Example : the passing of winter