dying

[ dahy-ing ]
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adjective
  1. ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.

  2. of, relating to, or associated with death: his dying hour.

  1. given, uttered, or manifested just before death: her dying words.

  2. drawing to a close; ending: the dying year.

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

Origin of dying

1
1250–1300; Middle English. See die1, -ing2, -ing1

Other words from dying

  • half-dying, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dying

dying

/ (ˈdaɪɪŋ) /


verb
  1. the present participle of die 1

adjective
  1. relating to or occurring at the moment of death: a dying wish

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Other Idioms and Phrases with dying

dying

see under die.

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