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passing
passing - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
passing
Definition
(noun) (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Synonyms
:
pass
,
passing game
,
passing play
Example Sentence
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
Definition
(noun) euphemistic expressions for death
Synonyms
:
departure
,
exit
,
expiration
,
going
,
loss
,
release
Example Sentence
thousands mourned his passing
Definition
(noun) the motion of one object relative to another
Synonyms
:
passage
Example Sentence
stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
Definition
(noun) the end of something
Example Sentence
the passing of winter
Definition
(noun) a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
Synonyms
:
passage
Example Sentence
the passage of air from the lungs
the passing of flatus
Definition
(noun) going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
Synonyms
:
overtaking
Example Sentence
she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
Definition
(noun) success in satisfying a test or requirement
Synonyms
:
pass
,
qualifying
Example Sentence
his future depended on his passing that test
he got a pass in introductory chemistry
Definition
(adj) lasting a very short time
Synonyms
:
ephemeral
,
fugacious
,
short-lived
,
transient
,
transitory
Example Sentence
the ephemeral joys of childhood
a passing fancy
youth's transient beauty
love is transitory but it is eternal
fugacious blossoms
Definition
(adj) of advancing the ball by throwing it
Synonyms
:
pass
Example Sentence
a team with a good passing attack
a pass play
Definition
(adj) allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
Example Sentence
a passing grade
Definition
(adj) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
Synonyms
:
casual
,
cursory
,
perfunctory
Example Sentence
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
perfunctory courtesy
Definition
(adv) to an extreme degree
Synonyms
:
exceedingly
,
extremely
,
super
Example Sentence
extremely cold
extremely unpleasant
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text: I I heard about Mrs verhoven passing
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