: 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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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 July 2025
However, a dispassionate parting doesn’t suit characters who have often worked so hard just to display any feelings at all.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
The veteran is widely respected inside the San Diego clubhouse, but his current stint on the injured list might only be delaying an inevitable parting of ways.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Cooper was part of a crowded Dolphins secondary, which is presently filled with plenty of unproven young players and few playmakers, especially after Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey is traded after June 1, which is expected in this mutual parting of ways.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Sources described this as a mutually agreeable parting of ways that came about as part of Range’s biannual review process.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 July 2025
However, a dispassionate parting doesn’t suit characters who have often worked so hard just to display any feelings at all.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
The veteran is widely respected inside the San Diego clubhouse, but his current stint on the injured list might only be delaying an inevitable parting of ways.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Cooper was part of a crowded Dolphins secondary, which is presently filled with plenty of unproven young players and few playmakers, especially after Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey is traded after June 1, which is expected in this mutual parting of ways.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
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“Parting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parting. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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