Definition of passing

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of passing is as below...

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

Lern More About Passing

Staircase :: Stair (n.) A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but originally used in the singular only..
Death :: Death (v. i.) Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.
Channel :: Channel (n.) That through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.
Towering :: Towering (a.) Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing..
Suspiration :: Suspiral (n.) A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or conduit.
Vaporation :: Vaporation (n.) The act or process of converting into vapor, or of passing off in vapor; evaporation..
Commutation :: Commutation (n.) A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.
Refract :: Refract (n.) To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat, when passing from one transparent medium to another of different density; to cause to deviate from a direct course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from a rare medium..
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..
Licentious :: Licentious (a.) Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press..
Current :: Current (a.) Now passing, as time; as, the current month..
Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
Enactment :: Enactment (n.) The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.
Supererogant :: Supereminent (a.) Eminent in a superior degree; surpassing others in excellence; as, a supereminent divine; the supereminent glory of Christ..
Velivolant :: Velivolant (a.) Flying with sails; passing under full sail.
Egregious :: Egregious (a.) Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth..
Polyeidic :: Polyeidic (a.) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young.
Brail :: Brail (n.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us