passing
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈpæsɪŋ/
- The beauty of a sunset is often just a passing moment, quickly fading away.
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Watch on YouTubeLike even if it's just a passing thought, it changes everything.
- Like even if it's just a passing thought, it changes everything.
- It's that separation from the passing mental or emotional state.
- And he said an affair of more than passing affection.
- I didn't think I'd get involved emotionally, romantically, except for passing in the night.
- It might pass, It might just be a passing like black cloud.
Examples
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Let me make one passing remark about this plot.
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Like even if it's just a passing thought, it changes everything.
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And he said an affair of more than passing affection.
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It's that separation from the passing mental or emotional state.
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It might pass, It might just be a passing like black cloud.
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Does it mean that I need to indulge every passing desire I have?
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Well, that's more passing. It's actually ordinary income, but
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I'm not It was not passing actual misinformation.
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I'm not It was not passing actual misinformation.
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There's some gold work, the passing threads, sequins, silk shading.
Synonyms
52
3.9
Lasting only for a short time
30
7.0
Lasting only a short time and not permanent
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8.6
Lasting only a very short time
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6.8
Lasting only a short time
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9.9
Present for only a short time
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Compounds
- Jargon
25
3.6
A series of plays in American football that move the ball by throwing to teammates
- Specialized
7
4.4
A play in American football where a player throws the ball forward to a teammate
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small note between two main notes in a melody that connects them smoothly
A light on a car that makes a low beam to light the road without hurting other drivers' eyes
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Etymology
Passing comes from pass, meaning 'to go by quickly'. When something is passing it lasts only a short time, like a cloud that moves across the sky, so the word means brief or fleeting.