Definition of passings

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  • passings is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • passings is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • passings is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of passings

  • lasting a very short time (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a passing fancy

    Synonyms

    1. ephemeral
    2. fugacious
    3. short-lived
    4. transient
    5. transitory
  • hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a passing glance

    Synonyms

    1. casual
    2. cursory
    3. perfunctory
    4. superficial
  • a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another (noun)

    Examples

    1. the passing of flatus

    Synonyms

    1. passage
  • success in satisfying a test or requirement (noun)

    Examples

    1. his future depended on his passing that test

    Synonyms

    1. pass
    2. qualifying
  • going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it (noun)

    Examples

    1. she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me

    Synonyms

    1. overtaking
  • of advancing the ball by throwing it (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a team with a good passing attack

    Synonyms

    1. pass
  • to an extraordinary degree (adverb)

    Examples

    1. she was a surpassingly beautiful woman
    2. I will mention only one particular aspect of the current mess because ... this one is surely something new and passing strange

    Synonyms

    1. surpassingly
  • euphemistic expressions for death (noun)

    Examples

    1. thousands mourned his passing

    Synonyms

    1. departure
    2. exit
    3. expiration
    4. going
    5. loss
    6. release
  • the motion of one object relative to another (noun)

    Examples

    1. stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets

    Synonyms

    1. passage
  • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate (noun)

    Examples

    1. the coach sent in a passing play on third and long

    Synonyms

    1. pass
    2. passing game
    3. passing play
  • allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a passing grade
  • the end of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the passing of winter

See definition of passings in Merriam Webster