passing

/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/
adjectivenoun

That passes away; ephemeral.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. That passes away; ephemeral.

  2. Vague, cursory.

    “to make a passing comment”

  3. Going past.

  4. That passes in any sense.

    “a passing transsexual”

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Death, dying; the end of something.

  2. The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.

  3. The act of approving a bill etc.

  4. The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From pass + -ing.

Similar and opposite words

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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

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Change one letter, keep the rest
  • PAUSING10
  • PARSING10
  • PASTING10
  • GASSING9
  • MASSING10
  • SASSING8
  • PASHING13
  • BASSING10
  • POSSING10

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