passing
/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/
adjectivenoun
That passes away; ephemeral.
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Adjective 4 meanings
That passes away; ephemeral.
Vague, cursory.
“to make a passing comment”
Going past.
That passes in any sense.
“a passing transsexual”
Noun 4 meanings
Death, dying; the end of something.
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
The act of approving a bill etc.
The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From pass + -ing.
Similar and opposite words
PASSING at a glance
PASSING has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,307 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with passing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- PAUSING10
- PARSING10
- PASTING10
- GASSING9
- MASSING10
- SASSING8
- PASHING13
- BASSING10
- POSSING10
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