passing
23
7.1
- noun
- /ˈpæsɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
tránsito
- Her skirt brushed against his shirt in passing, with a spark of static electricity.
Examples
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The witch swept aside all traces of her passing with her broom.
Fiction book (1998) -
Luminous numbers indicating the passing floors flickered on the screen above the doors.
Fiction book (1998) -
I had only seen her once in passing, and that was years ago.
Fiction book (1990) -
Perhaps he was someone you read about... ...or met once in passing.
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I just saw a goat in the passing lane.
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Across the street, a man, one of many passing on the sidewalk.
Fiction book (1997) -
The footpath had been worn smooth by the passing feet of Hill Indians.
Fiction book (1990) -
They're looking for small animals crushed by the passing wagons.
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A rumble from the street below proclaimed the passing of the Vicomtesse's blue-and-silver carriage.
Fiction book (1992) -
The scientists observed the passing of a comet through the night sky.
Synonyms
68
3.2
Movement of something from one place or state to another
1
9.9
To pass across the face of another body as seen from Earth
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
25
3.6
A series of plays in American football that move the ball by throwing to teammates
- Specialized
1
4.4
A play in American football where a player throws the ball forward to a teammate
A light on a car that makes a low beam to light the road without hurting other drivers' eyes
- Specialized
A small note between two main notes in a melody that connects them smoothly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Passing comes from pass, which means 'to go by' or 'move past'. In science and astronomy, a passing is when one object moves by or near another, so the word describes that motion.