Passing

  • 21passing — passingly, adv. passingness, n. /pas ing, pah sing/, adj. 1. going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day. 2. brief, fleeting, or fortuitous; transitory: to take a passing fancy to something. 3. done, given, etc., in… …

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  • 22passing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ untimely VERB + PASSING ▪ lament, mourn ▪ Few will mourn his passing. ▪ mark …

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  • 23passing — 1. adjective 1) of passing interest Syn: fleeting, transient, transitory, ephemeral, brief, short lived, temporary, momentary; literary evanescent 2) a passing glance Syn: hasty, rapid, hurried …

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  • 24passing — [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] adj I 1) moving past He was found by a passing motorist.[/ex] 2) lasting only a short time, and usually not very important or serious a passing craze/fashion[/ex] II noun [U] passing [ˈpɑːsɪŋ] the process by which time passes Even with… …

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  • 25passing — pass•ing [[t]ˈpæs ɪŋ, ˈpɑ sɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) going past; elapsing: each passing day[/ex] 2) brief; fleeting: a passing fancy[/ex] 3) superficial; cursory: a passing mention[/ex] 4) indicating satisfactory performance, as in a test: a passing… …

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  • 26passing — /ˈpasɪŋ/ (say pahsing) adjective 1. going by; elapsing. 2. fleeting or transitory. 3. that is now happening; current. 4. done, given, etc., in passing; cursory: a passing mention. 5. surpassing, pre eminent, or extreme. 6. indicating that one has …

  • 27passing — 1. adjective 1) of passing interest Syn: fleeting, transient, transitory, ephemeral, brief, short lived, temporary, momentary 2) a passing glance Syn: hasty, rapid, hurried …

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  • 28passing — adj. & n. adj. 1 in senses of PASS v. 2 transient, fleeting (a passing glance). 3 cursory, incidental (a passing reference). n. 1 in senses of PASS v. 2 euphem. the death of a person (mourned his passing). Phrases and idioms: passing note Mus. a… …

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  • 29passing — n. death 1) to mourn smb. s passing misc. 2) in passing ( incidentally ) * * * [ pɑːsɪŋ] [ death ] to mourn smb. s passing [ misc. ] in passing ( incidentally ) …

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  • 30passing — Synonyms and related words: abandonment, abrupt, accidental, accompanying, act, ado, advance, advancement, afloat, afoot, aggrandizement, ambulant, ambulative, ambulatory, annihilation, ascending, axial, back, back flowing, backward, bane,… …

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