passings

1. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammateExamples: "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"Synonyms: pass, passing, passing game, passing play

2. euphemistic expressions for deathExamples: "thousands mourned his passing"Synonyms: departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release

3. the motion of one object relative to anotherExamples: "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"Synonyms: passage, passing

4. the end of somethingExamples: "the passing of winter"Synonyms: passing

5. a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to anotherExamples: "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"Synonyms: passage, passing

6. going by something that is moving in order to get in front of itExamples: "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"Synonyms: overtaking, passing