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passing2 [only before noun]
1 going past a place or person : 
Michael watched the passing cars.A passing motorist stopped to help.
Michael watched the passing cars.A passing motorist stopped to help.2 the days, weeks, years etc that pass : Her grief became less intense with the passing years. With each passing day she grew stronger.
passing days/weeks/years etc
literaryHer grief became less intense with the passing years.With each passing day she grew stronger.3 a passing thought or feeling is short and not very serious :
4 a passing remark is one that you make while you are talking about something else : He made only a passing reference to her achievements.
He made only a passing reference to her achievements.WORD FOCUS: short WORD FOCUS: short
speech/piece of writing: brief, concise, condensed, abridged
person: not very tall, little, tiny, petite
time/event: brief, quick, momentary, fleeting, ephemeral, transient, passing, short-lived
legs/fingers: stumpy, stubby
clothes: skimpy
➔ See also short
WORD FOCUS: short speech/piece of writing: brief, concise, condensed, abridged
person: not very tall, little, tiny, petite
time/event: brief, quick, momentary, fleeting, ephemeral, transient, passing, short-lived
legs/fingers: stumpy, stubby
clothes: skimpy
➔ See also short
