: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Eric Wood, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Before exiting, Congressman Maxwell Frost also had a parting look.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The move saved $9.6 million against the cap, but won’t be the last parting of ways with contracts no longer equal to production.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Deadline was told by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-list actor and the fallout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Even before this parting prescription, some schools have been innovative in developing other prescriptions to increase student engagement while promoting mental health benefits.
—Eric Wood, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Before exiting, Congressman Maxwell Frost also had a parting look.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The move saved $9.6 million against the cap, but won’t be the last parting of ways with contracts no longer equal to production.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Deadline was told by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-list actor and the fallout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 21 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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