dying
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
dying (not comparable)
- Approaching death; about to die; moribund;
- The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
- Declining, or drawing to an end.
- In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
- Pertaining to the moments before death
- His dying words were of his mother.
- (stand-up comedy) Failing to evoke laughter from the audience.
- Expressing strong desire
- I am dying to do that!
[edit] Translations
about to die
pertaining to the moments before death
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[edit] Noun
dying (countable and uncountable; plural dyings)
- (plurale tantum) Those who are currently expiring, moribund.
- The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.
- The process of approaching death; or, less precisely, death itself.
[edit] Translations
those who are currently expiring
process of approaching death
[edit] Verb
dying
- Present participle of die.
