Definition of: passing

(pas′ing, päs′-) adjective
1. Going by or away.
2. Transitory; fleeting.
3. Happening or occurring; current.
4. Done, said, found, used, or given in or as in passing; cursory.
5. Indicating fulfilment of requirements for advancement; satisfactory: a passing grade.
6. Obs. Surpassing. See synonyms under TRANSIENT.
—noun
1. A going by or away; hence, dying.
2. An act of passing or passage.
3. A means of passing, as a ford.
—in passing Incidentally; in the course of discussion.
—adverb In a surpassing degree or manner; exceedingly.