Passing

Quick meaning: Passing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of pass.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of pass.

More Meanings

1. That passes away; ephemeral.
2. (now rare, literary) Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme.
3. Vague, cursory.
4. Going past.
5. That passes in any sense.
6. (literary or archaic) Surpassingly, greatly.
7. Death, dying; the end of something.

Example Sentences

her passing deformity

to make a passing comment

to have a passing acquaintance with somebody or something

It was by dint of passing strength, / That he moved the massy stone at length.

Word Forms

• passings

Synonyms for passing

Depending on context, synonyms include brief, fleeting, transient, earthly, ephemeral, deciduous.

Antonyms for passing

Common opposites include failing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fugacious, transient, ephemeral, transitory, short-lived, temporary.

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