n. The act of moving on or by; also, the act of departing; dying.n. Passage; ratification; enactment.n. A gold or silver thread or fine cord produced by twisting a flat and very small ribbon of the metal spirally around a silk thread. Passing is used in embroidery, in couched work, and the like, laid on the foundation and sewed to it with fine silk thread.That is or are now happening; current: as, passing events; the passing hour.Cursory; such as is done, given, etc., while one passes: as, a passing glance.Fleeting; fading away.Exceeding; surpassing; transcendent; egregious; eminent; extraordinary.Surpassingly; wonderfully: exceedingly; very.Exceeding; beyond; over.