passing: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with P · ends with G
Meaning of passing
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of pass
Base or related entry: pass.
Source: Wiktionary — passing.
adj
That passes away; ephemeral.
Vague, cursory.
Example: to make a passing comment
Going past.
Example: passing cars
That passes in any sense.
Example: a passing transsexual
Source: Wiktionary — passing.
adv
- archaic, literary, not-comparable
Surpassingly, greatly.
Source: Wiktionary — passing.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for passing.
adjective
lasting a very short time
- ephemeral
- short-lived
- transient
- transitory
- fugacious
adjective
of advancing the ball by throwing it
adjective
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
noun
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- pass
- passing play
- passing game
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is passing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of passing
P(3) + A(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of passing
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from passing
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