Parting | Mean of parting in English Dictionary

/ˈpɑɚtɪŋ/

• Noun
• a time or occurrence when people leave each other
1. I feared the morning, for I knew that our parting would be difficult.
2. a bitter/sad/tearful parting
3. On parting, he took my hand and promised to return.
4. “Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow…” Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
• the act of separating something into two or more parts
1. the parting of the Red Sea
• the line where a person's hair is separated
1. a middle/side parting

• a point at which two people or groups decide to end a relationship
1. She and her political party came to a parting of the ways over the war.
2. These disagreements eventually led to the parting of the ways between the two organizations.
• given, taken, or done when leaving someone
1. a parting gift/kiss/glance
2. His parting words to me were “Be patient.”
3. As her parting shot, she said that the other candidate simply did not understand the needs of the city's citizens.