expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
expiringly
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a word derived from
expire.
Example Sentences
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The hall was gloomed with the dot of yellow light from an oil lamp turned down so low that it jerked expiringly.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
