Passing /(?)/

Pass·ing

Passing

n.
  1. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.

Phrases & Compounds
Passing bell
a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to invoke prayers for the dying); also, a tolling during the passing of a funeral procession to the grave, or during funeral ceremonies.

Passing

a.
  1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.
  2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent.

Phrases & Compounds
Passing note
a character including a passing tone.
Passing tone
a tone introduced between two other tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the harmony.

Passing

adv.
  1. Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.