parting 1 of 3

adjective

Definition of partingnext
as in farewell
given, taken, or performed at parting she gave him a parting gift to remember her by

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parting

2 of 3

noun

ˈpär-tiŋ How to pronounce parting (audio)
1
as in departure
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions although their parting was sad, they knew they would see each other again

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2
as in departing
the act of leaving a place everyone waved goodbye at his parting

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parting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of part
1
as in separating
to go or move in different directions from a central point after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome

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2
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead

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3
as in dividing
to set or force apart parted the prongs with pliers

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4
as in dying
to stop living before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes

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Recent Examples of parting
Noun
Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026 Tarik Skubal could have been wearing a Rays hat or a Brewers hat if either organization felt comfortable parting with prospects. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
The house sits in a landscape of almost unimaginable beauty, cradled in the warm embrace of its own green valley, dramatic hills rising steeply on all sides but parting ahead to reveal distant fields. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 But the mom’s parting gift, a diary, provides opaque glimpses into her life with Alfonso in the mid-1980s. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for parting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parting
  1. farewell
  2. departure
  3. departing
  4. separating
  5. exiting
  6. dividing
  7. dying
  8. diverging
Adjective
  • Her three matches there that summer functioned as something of a farewell tour.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Stewart, 81, has been journeying around the world on his One Last Time farewell tour since March 2025.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of farewell
Noun
  • Katseye’s departure from Daisy Chain Fields comes while the group, which debuted as a six-member group, remains down two singers.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Compared, say, with the 1990s here, the suite of departures to points near and far is formidable.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of departure
Noun
  • Sunday is expected to be the busiest day at O'Hare Airport, with more than 300,000 passengers arriving or departing.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • While Schmid fills the role of a high-end backup, Florida still needs to acquire a starting-caliber goaltender prior to the start of the season with both Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov departing.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Set within its own natural lagoon on the southernmost tip of the Raa Atoll, the ocean stretches out as far as the eye can see, with hardly a blip separating sea, horizon, and sky.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • A couple years before that, the state began disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islanders, by separating Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups.
    — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of separating
Verb
  • Shortly after exiting, Hawley complained of feeling lightheaded before slumping to the ground and going unconscious.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Brazell was shot shortly after exiting an AC Transit bus near Lakeshore Avenue and Mandana Boulevard.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Experts, however, say the vaccine is safe and effective, and research indicates dividing it into multiple shots has no health benefit.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, there are different genres, and dividing into different genres is OK.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Working together can save people from getting sick or dying from Salmonella.
    — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • So, turn around your thinking and instead of dying with the largest bank balance, aim for $0.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dying
Verb
  • PennDOT will be implementing a diverging diamond interchange near Robinson Town Centre that doesn't use the existing bridge over the Parkway West.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There is a constant sense of movement, of visions and voices converging, diverging, allowing gaps and silences, but also a sense of subterranean connectedness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
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