: 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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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Virat Kohli has walked away from the whites recently, but his parting shot was to urge young, upcoming stars to excel in the most traditional form of the game.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The parting of the ways has been respectful, with Diaz not missing a training session during the tour of Asia before being granted permission to fly to Munich to complete the formalities.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 July 2025
If not for his defensive deterrence, the Heat may not have regained their defensive stride after the team was wobbled by Butler’s indifference prior to his parting.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
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Noun
Now, what might have turned into a longer-term relationship between the Yankees and the star first baseman is almost sure to end in a parting of ways.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Virat Kohli has walked away from the whites recently, but his parting shot was to urge young, upcoming stars to excel in the most traditional form of the game.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The parting of the ways has been respectful, with Diaz not missing a training session during the tour of Asia before being granted permission to fly to Munich to complete the formalities.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 28 July 2025
If not for his defensive deterrence, the Heat may not have regained their defensive stride after the team was wobbled by Butler’s indifference prior to his parting.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 29 Aug. 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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