passing
[ˈpæsɪŋ]
Definition:
1. The process of time going by.
2. The motion of one object relative to another.
3. Enduring a very short time.
Use 'passing' in a sentence:
- 1. She has only a slim chance of passing the exam.
- 2. They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
- 3. The army is only mentioned in passing.
- 4. Passing motorists sounded their horns in support.
- 5. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
- 6. He escaped by passing himself off as a guard.
- 7. His anxiety about the work was just a passing phase.
- 8. I love him more with each passing day.
- 9. Every student in the class is capable of passing the exam.
- 10. The crowd enjoyed the team's slick passing.
- 11. They were outplayed by the Colombians' slick passing and decisive finishing.
- 12. He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam.
- 13. We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside.
- 14. Why do they keep passing back to the goalie?
- 15. Passing motorists hooted their horns.
- 16. There is not much clearance for vehicles passing under this bridge.
- 17. We grew more anxious with every passing day.
- 18. The passing of time brought a sense of emptiness.
- 19. I hailed a passing taxi.
- 20. He remembered passing her on the stairs.
- 21. Passing the exam gave him a real lift.
- 22. Anne was intelligent and capable of passing her exams with ease.
- 23. He's in with a good chance of passing the exam.
- 24. I managed to beg a lift from a passing motorist.
- 25. His passing will be mourned by many people.
- 26. Few know that the tribe was just passing through.
- 27. A passing tourist snapped the incident.
- 28. The changing seasons mark the passing of time.
- 29. The city police set up roadblocks to check passing vehicles.
- 30. If you're passing blood you ought to see a doctor.
- 31. I thought I'd drop in on you while I was passing.
- 32. There is no magic formula for passing exams—only hard work.
- 33. Several people were passing but nobody offered to help.
- 34. He should have shot instead of passing.
