dying
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]dying (not comparable)
- Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
- The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
- a dying fire
- The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.
- Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
- In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
- 2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, in RAIL, number 1005, page 34:
- Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of a dying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network.
- Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
- His dying words were of his mother.
- until my dying day
- his dying bed
Antonyms
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[edit]approaching death
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approaching death, used as a substantive: those who are currently expiring
declining, or drawing to an end
pertaining to the moments before death
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Noun
[edit]dying (countable and uncountable, plural dyings)
- The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.
- 1995 November 26, Laura Mansnerus, quoting Timothy Leary, “At Death's Door, the Message Is Tune In, Turn On, Drop In”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- “I'm looking forward to the most fascinating experience in life, which is dying,” he said. “You've got to approach your dying the way you live your life—with curiosity, with hope, with fascination, with courage and with the help of your friends.”
Derived terms
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[edit]process of approaching death
Verb
[edit]dying
- present participle and gerund of die
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]dying
- (now nonstandard) present participle and gerund of dye
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