: a place or point where a division or separation occurs
: given, taken, or done at parting
a parting kiss
Synonyms
Examples of parting in a Sentence
Noun
I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.
On parting, he took my hand and promised to return.
“Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…”
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Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.
Recent Examples on the WebBill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The actress was actually not interested in coming back or had other priorities, so that was an amicable parting of the ways.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
There was no lightbulb moment, switch flick, or sudden parting of the clouds—there was just the very real, very raw, all-consuming aspects of parenthood, and space for very little else.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
In the parting shot, Tom-cum-Joey’s family sits around the dinner table, looking like figures in a Rockwell painting gone sour.
—Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
After shoes had been purchased and personalized, in addition to a goodie bag, guests were encouraged to choose a special One Of hair bow made from dead-stock fabric on their way out as the perfect parting gift to remember the night—and Bridal Fashion Week—by.
—Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
From Ted Bundy's simple words to John Wayne Gacy's unapologetic demeanor, here are the parting words of notorious American killers.
—Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The pauses gave him more time to perfect the album, which arrives close to nine years after the release of Slayer’s parting shot, Repentless.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
Cut to sit just below her cheekbones, the new haircut was styled into a centre parting, with two tendrils that fell around her face, and a wet-look finish.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
Noun
There was a release about a mutual parting of ways, but no, the network dumped him — their most popular host, the most popular host in all of cable TV news, just like that.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The actress was actually not interested in coming back or had other priorities, so that was an amicable parting of the ways.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
There was no lightbulb moment, switch flick, or sudden parting of the clouds—there was just the very real, very raw, all-consuming aspects of parenthood, and space for very little else.
—Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
In the parting shot, Tom-cum-Joey’s family sits around the dinner table, looking like figures in a Rockwell painting gone sour.
—Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
After shoes had been purchased and personalized, in addition to a goodie bag, guests were encouraged to choose a special One Of hair bow made from dead-stock fabric on their way out as the perfect parting gift to remember the night—and Bridal Fashion Week—by.
—Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
From Ted Bundy's simple words to John Wayne Gacy's unapologetic demeanor, here are the parting words of notorious American killers.
—Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The pauses gave him more time to perfect the album, which arrives close to nine years after the release of Slayer’s parting shot, Repentless.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
Cut to sit just below her cheekbones, the new haircut was styled into a centre parting, with two tendrils that fell around her face, and a wet-look finish.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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parting
1 of 2 noun
part·ing
ˈpärt-iŋ 
2
: a place where a division or separation occurs
a parting of the ways
3
: leave-taking
shake hands at parting
parting
2 of 2 adjective1
: being in the process of departing
2
: serving to divide : separating
3
: given, taken, or performed at parting
a parting kiss
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