passing, n.
(passings)
freq. cnt. 8
(passings)
freq. cnt. 8
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
pass passing passing game passing play
sample sentences
"the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
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euphemistic expressions for death
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
departure exit expiration going loss passing release
sample sentences
"thousands mourned his passing"
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success in satisfying a test or requirement
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pass passing qualifying
sample sentences
"his future depended on his passing that test""he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
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going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
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overtaking passing
sample sentences
"she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"
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a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
passage passing
sample sentences
"the passage of air from the lungs""the passing of flatus"
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the end of something
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passing
sample sentences
"the passing of winter"
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the motion of one object relative to another
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passage passing
sample sentences
"stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
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