dying

Pluraldyings

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of die. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   The old dog is dying, and the vet says there is little we can do.

   Plants keep dying when nobody waters them.

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2. 2
   adjective

   So sick or badly hurt that death is near.

   Like a candle flame about to go out.

   The dying man asked to see his children one last time.

   She held the hand of her dying grandmother.

   Similarmoribund, terminal, expiring

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3. 3
   adjective

   Slowly getting weaker and coming to an end.

   Like a fire that no one feeds, slowly going out.

   Many small farms here are part of a dying way of life.

   The dying fire gave off less and less heat.

   Similarmoribund, waning, vanishing

   Oppositethriving, flourishing, booming, emerging

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4. 4
   adjective

   Said or done in the last moments before death.

   Her dying wish was for the family to stay together.

   With his dying breath, he whispered her name.

   Similarfinal, last

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5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The process of coming to the end of life.

   Like the slow end of a long day, when the light fades away.

   Dying is something many families find hard to talk about.

   He faced his own dying with quiet courage.

   Similardeath

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6. 6
   verbnonstandard

   Present participle of dye, but a nonstandard spelling. Write dyeing instead.

   She is dying the old curtains a deep blue.

   They keep dying their hair bright colors every summer.

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