passing
Definitions
Noun
- (american football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- Euphemistic expressions for death
- The motion of one object relative to another
- The end of something
- A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- Going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- Success in satisfying a test or requirement
Adjective
- Of advancing the ball by throwing it
Verb
- Go across or through
- Move past
- Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- Pass by
- Place into the hands or custody of
- Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- Travel past
- Come to pass
- Go unchallenged; be approved
- Pass time in a specific way
- Pass over, across, or through
- Transmit information
- Disappear gradually
- Go successfully through a test or a selection process
- Be superior or better than some standard
- Accept or judge as acceptable
- Allow to go without comment or censure
- Transfer to another; of rights or property
- Pass into a specified state or condition
- Throw (a ball) to another player
- Be inherited by
- Cause to pass
- Grant authorization or clearance for
- Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- Eliminate from the body
Adverb
- To an extreme degree
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "passing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | passing | 2 | 65 |
| 2 | bypassing | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | encompassing | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | surpassing | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | trespassing | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "passing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | playing | 2 | 101 |
| 2 | opening | 3 | 83 |
| 3 | speaking | 2 | 62 |
| 4 | putting | 2 | 54 |
| 5 | applying | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | pulling | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | packing | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | pushing | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | appearing | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | pitching | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | appealing | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | picking | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | opposing | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | plowing | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | spinning | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | appalling | 3 | 9 |
| 17 | peering | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | pouring | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | spraying | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | pacing | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | pauling | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | pausing | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | peeling | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | piling | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | popping | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | spacing | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | piping | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | poking | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | spitting | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | patting | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | speeding | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | spelling | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | padding | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | polling | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | posing | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | praying | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | sparring | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | spilling | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | paving | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | peeping | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | petting | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | poling | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | pooling | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | puffing | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | purging | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | spotting | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | appeasing | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | paging | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | peeking | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | pegging | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | pershing | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | pinging | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | pinning | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | poring | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | preying | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | prying | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | spanning | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | sparing | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | spewing | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | spoiling | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | spouting | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | appling | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | opining | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | pairing | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | panning | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | paring | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | pasing | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | patching | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | pawling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | peaking | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | pearling | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | pecking | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | penning | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | perking | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | persing | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | piecing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | pilling | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | pining | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | pitting | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | plying | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | poaching | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | pouting | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | powering | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | pudding | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | puming | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | spawning | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | spearing | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | sperling | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | spicing | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | spiering | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | spiffing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | spiking | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | spoofing | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | spurling | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | spurning | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | spurting | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "passing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | passion | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | pressing | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | passions | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | pleasing | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | pausing | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | phrasing | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | praising | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | pasting | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | massing | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | gassing | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | pasing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bypassing | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | pissing | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | phasing | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | passino | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | parsing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | kassing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | hassing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | surpassing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | hassling | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "passing" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "passing" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | after passing | 2 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "passing" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "passing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pissing | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 34
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 96
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 4
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Nov 6, 2026 The Times of India
Nov 6, 2026 The Boulder Reporting Lab
Nov 6, 2026 Cleveland 19 News
Nov 5, 2026 firstcoastnews.com
Nov 6, 2026 Chattanooga Times Free Press
Nov 5, 2026 Oregon Capital Chronicle

