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dying
[ dahy-ing ]
adjective
- ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring:
a dying man.
- of, relating to, or associated with death:
his dying hour.
- given, uttered, or manifested just before death:
her dying words.
- drawing to a close; ending:
the dying year.
noun
- the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.
dying
/ ˈ岹ɪɪŋ /
verb
- the present participle of die 1
adjective
- relating to or occurring at the moment of death
a dying wish
Other Word Forms
- -iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see under die .Example Sentences
It marked the moment, 80 years ago, when American and Soviet soldiers met on the Elbe River in the dying days of World War Two.
Royal Thai Police said in a statement on Facebook that five of the officers died at the scene, with a sixth later dying in hospital.
If everything was ready more quickly, assisted dying could be in place ahead of the deadline, but the BBC understands that some ministers have expressed concern about the possible delay.
To her dying day, she never changed her story.
The watchdog said exhaustion was also a risk to staff themselves with some complaining of nodding off at the wheel on the way home and reports of staff dying in road accidents after work.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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