Antonyms for parting
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : pahr-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr tɪŋ |
Definition of parting
Origin :- "action of going away," c.1300, verbal noun from part (v.). As "separation of persons," early 14c.
- adj farewell
- noun goodbye, separation
- At parting, she urged Eudora to share her apartment for the night.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "In truth, my father, I wished to avoid the pain of parting," rejoined Philæmon.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- "And do say something cheerful, dear," pleaded Avice, at parting.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- At the moment of parting he began to realize that he had undertaken a difficult task.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Only Ambrose was, at parting for the night, obliged to ask him for the key of the gate.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- She evidently preferred facing any danger to parting with her child.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- "Rose campion," she said, parting the stems with her long, thin fingers.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- The meeting between the two friends was as joyful as their parting had been sorrowful.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- A parting word may, however, be devoted to the poet himself.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
Synonyms for parting
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