: a place or point where a division or separation occurs
see also:
: given, taken, or done at parting
a parting kiss
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…”
—
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.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
This is The Pitt’s parting gift, perhaps, a full look at an emergency c-section and an extremely blue baby.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Take a small section from the area closest to your central parting.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
Peters then offered a sarcastic parting line and left the set.
—Ryan Brennan
april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
So why not get in a few parting takeaways from the spring and my various conversations with assistants?
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
This is The Pitt’s parting gift, perhaps, a full look at an emergency c-section and an extremely blue baby.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Take a small section from the area closest to your central parting.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
Peters then offered a sarcastic parting line and left the set.
—Ryan Brennan
april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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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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