success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry";
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";
(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";
a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus";
the end of something; "the passing of winter";
the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets";
euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing";
enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth''s transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms";
to an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective";
