dying

[dahy-ing]

adjective

1. ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring.

   a dying man.

2. of, relating to, or associated with death.

   his dying hour.

3. given, uttered, or manifested just before death.

   her dying words.

4. drawing to a close; ending.

   the dying year.

noun

1. the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.

dying

/ ˈdaɪɪŋ /

verb

1. the present participle of die 1

adjective

1. relating to or occurring at the moment of death

   a dying wish

Other Word Forms

• half-dying adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dying¹

1250–1300; Middle English. See die ¹, -ing ², -ing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see under die.

Example Sentences

"When people were dying because they couldn't afford oxygen or medicine, we couldn't just watch -- we had to act," she said in the statement.

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They include scenes of people dying after being forcibly infected by venomous fleas and of experiments to induce frostbite by leaving undressed people outside to freeze.

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She has previously also said she supports abortion rights, but is against assisted dying.

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“I want you to know that I’m not dying… I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think God is through with me, and I ain’t done working.”

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“You think I’m gonna leave out something that might make people understand what it was like at a point when women were dying all the time?” she asks.

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Related Words

• death 
• decease 
• demise 
• expiration 
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• passing