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[ pahr-ting ] / ˈpɑr tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR parting ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of a person or thing that parts. a division or separation. a place of division or separation. a departure or leave-taking. death. something that serves to part or separate things. Mineralogy. a fracture of a crystal along a plane determined by twinning or pressure rather than along a cleavage plane. Metallurgy. parting line. adjectivegiven, happening, taken, done, etc., at parting: a parting glance. of or relating to parting, leave-taking, departure, or death: parting words. ending or taking leave: the parting day. dying. dividing or separating. Origin of parting1250–1300; Middle English partyng (gerund). See part, -ing1, -ing2 Words nearby partingparticular negative, Particulars of Claim, particular solution, particulate, particulate inheritance, parting, Parting is such sweet sorrow, parting line, parting of the ways, parting shot, parting strip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for partingIn parting, I asked, if she had to pick one thing about the clubs that had made a lasting impression on her, what it would be. Joan Rivers: The Playboy Bunnies Weren’t Sluts!|Patty Farmer|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bedouin women wore bright clothes and burqas, the parting of their hair and their kohl-lined eyes left exposed. Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Like the Bedouins, they left their faces and the parting of their hair exposed. Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST As I leave, I mention in parting how Culkin deserves some serious Tony Awards consideration for his performance. The Revival of Kieran Culkin: A Reluctant Star Seizes the Spotlight|Marlow Stern|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I have only loved one woman—only one my entire life,” he said in parting. Game of Thrones’ Ep. 7 ‘Mockingbird’ Recap: Conscious Coupling (and Uncoupling)|Andrew Romano|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST After two days, there was a parting; perhaps, she wretchedly thought, a final one. Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty|J. W. de Forest Can I in her arms conceive the possibility of parting from her? Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)|Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Phoebe's tears at parting made Staines feel uncomfortable, and he said so. A Simpleton|Charles Reade As she stood over Willy, parting the hair with her gentle finger upon his little pale brow, her tears dropped upon his face. A Life's Secret|Mrs. Henry Wood When Cheston took Albina's hand at parting, he felt it tremble, and her eyes looked as if they were filling with tears. Pencil Sketches|Eliza Leslie
British Dictionary definitions for parting
nounBritish the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directionsUS, Canadian, and Austral equivalent: part the act of separating or the state of being separated - a departure or leave-taking, esp one causing a final separation
- (as modifier)a parting embrace
a place or line of separation or division chem a division of a crystal along a plane that is not a cleavage plane a euphemism for death adjective (prenominal)literary departingthe parting day serving to divide or separate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to partingbreakup, valedictory, last, final, goodbye, departing, division, partition, rift, breaking, divergence, departure, crossroads, break, detachment, going, farewell, split, valediction, rupture |