dying

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'dʌɪɪŋ/
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• dyeing

[edit] Verb

dying

1. Present participle of die.

[edit] Adjective

dying (not comparable)

1. About to die.

   The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot.

2. Declining, or drawing to an end.

   In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.

3. Pertaining to the moments before death

   His dying words were of his mother.

4. (stand-up comedy) Failing to evoke laughter from the audience.
5. Expressing strong desire

   I am dying to do that.

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[edit] Noun

dying (countable and uncountable; plural dyings)

1. (plurale tantum) Those who are currently expiring, moribund.

   The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.

2. The process of approaching death; or, less precisely, death itself.

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