Passing
Passing , noun
The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.
Collocations (1)
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. — Sir W. Scott
Passing , adjective
1.
Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.
2.
Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. — Shakespeare
Her passing deformity.
Collocations (2)
Passing note (Music) , a character including a passing tone.
Passing tone (Music) , 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 , adverb
Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.
You apprehend passing shrewdly.