Wondering how to hyphenate the English word passing? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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(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 |
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Euphemistic expressions for death Thousands mourned his passing |
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The motion of one object relative to another Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets |
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The end of something The passing of winter |
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A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another The passage of air from the lungs The passing of flatus |
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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 |
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Success in satisfying a test or requirement His future depended on his passing that test He got a pass in introductory chemistry |
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Lasting a very short time The ephemeral joys of childhood A passing fancy Youth's transient beauty Love is transitory but it is eternal Fugacious blossoms |
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Of advancing the ball by throwing it A team with a good passing attack A pass play |
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Allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily A passing grade |
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Hasty and without attention to detail Not thorough A casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws A passing glance Perfunctory courtesy |
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To an extreme degree Extremely cold Extremely unpleasant |