passingPronunciation: /ˈpɑːsɪŋ/Translate passing | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of passing adjective [attributive] 1going past:passing cars 2(of a period of time) going by:she detested him more with every passing second carried out quickly and lightly:a passing glance 3(of a resemblance or similarity) slight. noun [mass noun] 1the passage of something, especially time:with the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric 2(in sport) the action of passing a ball to another team member:his play showed good passing and control 3the end of something:the passing of the Cold War euphemistic a person’s death:her passing will be felt deeply by many peoplePhrases in passing briefly and casually:the research was mentioned only in passingDerivatives passingly adverb passing in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of passing in the US English dictionary
