Definition of "Passing" :

noun: success in satisfying a test or requirement

"His future depended on his passing that test."

noun: going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

"She drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me."

noun: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

"The coach sent in a passing play on third and long."

noun: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

"The passing of flatus."

noun: the end of something

"The passing of winter."

noun: the motion of one object relative to another

"Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets."

noun: euphemistic expressions for death

"Thousands mourned his passing."

adjective: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

"A passing glance."

adjective: of advancing the ball by throwing it

"A team with a good passing attack."

adjective: lasting a very short time

"A passing fancy."

adjective: allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

"A passing grade."

adverb: to an extraordinary degree

"She was a surpassingly beautiful woman."