passing

adjective

1
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
2
of advancing the ball by throwing it
a team with a good passing attack
a pass play
3
lasting a very short time
the ephemeral joys of childhood
a passing fancy
4
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
a passing grade

1
success in satisfying a test or requirement
his future depended on his passing that test
he got a pass in introductory chemistry
2
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
3
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
4
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
the passage of air from the lungs
the passing of flatus
5
the end of something
the passing of winter
6
the motion of one object relative to another
stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
7
euphemistic expressions for death
thousands mourned his passing

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