parting Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the act of departing politely
leave; farewell; leave-taking.
- he disliked long farewells
- he took his leave
- parting is such sweet sorrow
noun a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
part.
- his part was right in the middle
verb go one's own way; move apart
part; split; separate.
- The friends separated after the party
verb discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
break; break up; separate; split up; part; split.
- The business partners broke over a tax question
- The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
- My friend and I split up
verb leave
depart; set forth; set off; start out; start; part; set out; take off.
- The family took off for Florida
verb come apart
part; divide; separate.
- The two pieces that we had glued separated
verb force, take, or pull apart
part; disunite; divide; separate.
- He separated the fighting children
- Moses parted the Red Sea

From Part, v.

Serving to part; dividing; separating.
Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. "Give him that parting kiss." Shak.
Departing. "Speed the parting guest." Pope.
Admitting of being parted; partible.

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation. "The parting of the way." Ezek. xxi. 21.
A separation; a leave-taking. Shak.
And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts. Byron.
A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.
(Founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section.
(Chem.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
(Geol.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
(Naut.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
(Min.) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellæ.