: a place or point where a division or separation occurs
see also:
: 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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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The parting advice from her mother (an excellent, sparingly used Ariane Labed) is to wear her glasses, read everyday, and to not pig out.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
And yet, the comfortable resolution in the parting note feels all too schematic, like an after-school special; disappointing in a film that gives us something a lot more complex until then, including an excellent intervention scene between a defensive Garance and her theater troupe.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
Forest fans will hope Anderson’s goal does not prove to be a parting gift, with Manchester City and Manchester United both holding serious interest in the Newcastle academy product.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Noun
This meant parting ways with Darius Garland, who’s only 26 years old and a great player as well.
—Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The parting advice from her mother (an excellent, sparingly used Ariane Labed) is to wear her glasses, read everyday, and to not pig out.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
And yet, the comfortable resolution in the parting note feels all too schematic, like an after-school special; disappointing in a film that gives us something a lot more complex until then, including an excellent intervention scene between a defensive Garance and her theater troupe.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
Forest fans will hope Anderson’s goal does not prove to be a parting gift, with Manchester City and Manchester United both holding serious interest in the Newcastle academy product.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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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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