Definition of passing

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Passing (adv.) Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange..

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Transmigration :: Transmigration (n.) The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis.
Transpiration :: Transpiration (n.) The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (n.) That which is made in imitation of something, with a view to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank note was a counterfeit..
Ward :: Ward (n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it..
Stir :: Stir (v. t.) To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate; as, to stir a pudding with a spoon..
Isogeotherm :: Isogeotherm (n.) A line or curved surface passing beneath the earth's surface through points having the same mean temperature.
Current :: Current (a.) Now passing, as time; as, the current month..
Above :: Above (prep.) Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach..
Glance :: Glance (v. i.) To make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to hint; -- often with at.
Transitive :: Transitive (a.) Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book..
Incident :: Incident (n.) Something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal..
Regime :: Regime (n.) The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform regime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections..
Rattle :: Rattle (n.) The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R/le..
Essential :: Essential (a.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones..
Retrogressive :: Retrogressive (a.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.
Passing :: Passing (adv.) Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange..
Itinerant :: Itinerant (a.) Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an itinerant peddler..
Permeant :: Permeant (a.) Passing through; permeating.
Run :: Run (v. i.) To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time..
Descent :: Descent (n.) The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower..
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