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passing

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) passing (noun)
  2. 2) passing (adjective)
  3. 3) passing (adverb)
  4. pass (verb)
  5. passing bell (noun)
  6. passing duck (noun)
  7. passing hollow (noun)
  8. passing light (noun)
  9. passing note (noun)
  10. passing shot (noun)
  11. passing spring (noun)
  12. passing strake (noun)
  13. passing stroke (noun)
  14. passing zone (noun)
  15. pass away (verb)
  16. pass by (verb)
  17. pass off (verb)
  18. pass out (verb)
  19. pass over (verb)
  20. pass up (verb)
  21. buck passer (noun)
  22. single-pass (verb)

1pass·ing

noun \ˈpa-siŋ\

Definition of PASSING

: the act of one that passes or causes to pass; especially : death 1a
— in passing
: by the way : incidentally
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Examples of PASSING

  1. After her husband's passing, she moved to a smaller house.
  2. We all mourned his passing.

First Known Use of PASSING

14th century

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