brushing past

A form of brush past — To go by (someone or something) quickly, making slight contact.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of brush past
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APA

brushing past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20past

MLA

“brushing past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20past. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brushing past,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20past.

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