passing


Meanings

  • (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"
  • euphemistic expressions for death;
    • "thousands mourned his passing"
  • the motion of one object relative to another;
    • "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
  • the end of something;
    • "the passing of winter"
  • a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another;
    • "the passing of flatus"
  • 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"
  • success in satisfying a test or requirement;
    • "his future depended on his passing that test"
  • go across or through;
  • move past;
  • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;
  • pass by;
  • place into the hands or custody of;
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
  • travel past;
  • come to pass;
  • go unchallenged; be approved;
  • pass time in a specific way;
  • pass over, across, or through;
  • transmit information ;
  • disappear gradually;
  • go successfully through a test or a selection process;
  • be superior or better than some standard;
  • accept or judge as acceptable;
  • allow to go without comment or censure;
  • transfer to another; of rights or property;
  • pass into a specified state or condition;
  • throw (a ball) to another player;
  • be inherited by;
  • cause to pass;
  • grant authorization or clearance for;
  • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;
  • eliminate from the body;
  • lasting a very short time;
    • "a passing fancy"
  • of advancing the ball by throwing it;
    • "a team with a good passing attack"
  • allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily;
    • "a passing grade"
  • hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough;
    • "a passing glance"
  • to an extreme degree;
  • PASSING n pl. -S a death


Scrabble Score: 10

passing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

passing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

passing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

passing is a valid Words With Friends word