: a place or point where a division or separation occurs
: given, taken, or done at parting
a parting kiss
Examples of parting in a Sentence
Noun
I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.
On parting, he took my hand and promised to return.
“Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…”
—
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
the parting of the Red Sea
Adjective
His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Many founders may seek to hand off their organization, but do it only after working with the board to implement a new strategic plan as a parting gift.
—Patrick Riccards, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This room offers a confusing parting shot, one made all the more befuddling by its portal, a door whose wood has nearly been stripped of its varnish, possibly by decades of use.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
No, this parting simply has to do with Father Time.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
After making his debut on the show, which was renamed Live with Kelly and Mark, Consuelos told PEOPLE that Seacrest had left him a sweet parting gift.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Many founders may seek to hand off their organization, but do it only after working with the board to implement a new strategic plan as a parting gift.
—Patrick Riccards, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This room offers a confusing parting shot, one made all the more befuddling by its portal, a door whose wood has nearly been stripped of its varnish, possibly by decades of use.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
No, this parting simply has to do with Father Time.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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parting
1 of 2 noun
part·ing
ˈpärt-iŋ 
2
: a place where a division or separation occurs
a parting of the ways
3
: leave-taking
shake hands at parting
parting
2 of 2 adjective1
: being in the process of departing
2
: serving to divide : separating
3
: given, taken, or performed at parting
a parting kiss
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