Passing

pas′ing, adj. going by, through, or away: happening now: surpa ing.— adv. exceedingly: very.— ns. Pa ′ing-bell , a bell tolled immediately after a person's death, originally to invite prayers for the soul pa ing into eternity; Pa ′ing-note ( mus. ), a smaller note marking a tone introduced between two others, to effect a smooth pa age from the one to the other, but forming no e ential part of the harmony.