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
Example sentences :
  • 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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