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How to pronounce passing
Say it like this: /ˈpæsɪŋ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does passing mean?
adjThat passes away; ephemeral.
“It might be possible to dismiss #dittowatch as just another passing internet fancy. After all, hashtags are ephemeral.”
Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme.
“her passing deformity”
Vague, cursory.
“to make a passing comment”
advSurpassingly, greatly.
“I find it passing strange that convicts understand honest folk, but honest folk don't understand convicts.”
nounDeath, dying; the end of something.
The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
“And since he did not see Louie by the folding door, Louie knew that in his former passings and repassings he could not have seen her either.”
The act of approving a bill etc.
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