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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pass•ing /ˈpæsɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- going past, as in time;
elapsing:Each passing day her love grew stronger. - brief;
not lasting long:a passing fancy. - superficial;
not detailed:He made only passing mention of her work. - indicating satisfactory performance, as in a test:a passing grade of 45 out of 50.
n. [uncountable] - the act of a person or thing that passes or causes to pass:the passing of time.
- death:Her passing will not go unnoticed or be forgotten.
Idioms- Idioms in passing, by the way;
incidentally:Let me mention, in passing, the marvelous help I received from the police.
pass•ing•ly, adv. See -pass-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pass•ing (pas′ing, pä′sing),USA pronunciation adj. - going by or past;
elapsing:He was feeling better with each passing day. - brief, fleeting, or fortuitous;
transitory:to take a passing fancy to something. - done, given, etc., in passing;
cursory:a passing mention. - surpassing, preeminent, or extreme.
- indicating satisfactory performance in a course, on a paper, in a test, etc.:a passing grade on a test.
adv. - surpassingly;
exceedingly;
very.
n. - the act of a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- a means or place of passage.
- in passing, by the way;
incidentally:The speaker mentioned his latest book in passing.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; see pass, -ing2, -ing1
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