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1. passing
noun. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate.
Synonyms
- pass
- passing game
- passing play
- spot pass
- lateral pass
- aerial
- lateral
- football play
Antonyms
- paper profit
- advantage
- clasp
- enlist
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Passing
- harassing
- classing
- amassing
- massing
- maseng
- kassing
- hassing
- gassing
Sentences with passing
1. Verb, gerund or present participle
This air gap helps to cool the inner pipe by passing air around it.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Keep a chart and work toward accomplishing your goal of freedom -- and a passing grade.
Quotes about passing
1. Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2. Some major writers have a huge impact, like Ayn Rand, who to my mind is a lousy fiction writer because her writing has no compassion and virtually no humor. She has a philosophical and economical message that she is passing off as fiction, but it really isn't fiction at all.
- Theodore Sturgeon
3. The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. In an effort to slow it down, I try to fill the hours more meaningfully.
- Henry Rollins
2. passing
adjective. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] lasting a very short time.
Synonyms
- transient
- short-lived
- impermanent
- ephemeral
- transitory
- temporary
Antonyms
- survive
- forbid
- invalidate
- disapprove
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. passing
noun. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] euphemistic expressions for death.
Synonyms
- release
- expiration
- going
- expiry
- exit
- decease
- death
- departure
Antonyms
- disembarkation
- appearance
- inactive
- log in
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. passing
adjective. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] of advancing the ball by throwing it.
Antonyms
- be born
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. passing
adjective. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.
Synonyms
- cursory
- casual
- careless
Antonyms
- keep down
- dematerialize
- dematerialise
- stay in place
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. passing
adjective. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily.
Antonyms
- disallow
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. passing
noun. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] success in satisfying a test or requirement.
Synonyms
- pass
- success
Antonyms
- prevent
- stay
- substantial
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. passing
noun. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another.
Synonyms
- passage
- response
Antonyms
- engage
- requisition
- confine
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. passing
noun. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] the end of something.
Synonyms
- end
- final stage
Antonyms
- block
- recall
- freeze
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. passing
adverb. ['ˈpæsɪŋ'] to an extreme degree.
Synonyms
- exceedingly
- super
Antonyms
- recede
- fail
- appear
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- pass (English)
- pas (Middle English (1100-1500))