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

“There’s a lot of stories that literature is dead, or that literary communities are dying, but clearly they’re not. They’re alive and they’re well and we have to remember that,” Gay says.

From Los Angeles Times

Often those wanderers end up dying, Tom tells Robbie, who doesn’t appreciate the metaphor.

From Salon

He added: "There's a risk people are dying, whilst they wait for these schemes to open up for payments to be made."

From BBC

For many people in their 20s, the possibility of dying at a young age is not something they have to dwell on.

From BBC

When we talk about a computer dying, with "wetware" that is literally the case.

From BBC

Related Words

• death 
• decease 
• demise 
• expiration 
• loss of life www.thesaurus.com
• passing