dying

dy·ing  (dng)

v.

Present participle of die¹.

adj.

1. About to die: dying patients.

2. Drawing to an end; declining: in the dying hours of the legislative session.

3. Done or uttered just before death: a dying request.

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dying

Verb

the present participle of die¹

Adjective

1. occurring at the moment of death: in accordance with his dying wish

2. (of a person or animal) very ill and likely to die soon

3. becoming less important or less current: coal mining is a dying industry

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dying - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" demise, death life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life - the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life" grave - death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave" end, ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
Adj.	1.	dying - in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" nascent - being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency"
	2.	dying - eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" anxious colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech eager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

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dying

adjective 1. near death, going, failing, fading, doomed, expiring, ebbing, near the end, moribund, fading fast, in extremis (Latin) at death's door, not long for this world, on your deathbed, breathing your last

adjective 2. final, last, parting, departing

adjective 3. failing, declining, sinking, foundering, diminishing, decreasing, dwindling, subsiding

Translations

dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ] adj → moribundo, agonizante; [moments] → final; [words] → último

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dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ] adj → mourant(e) → agonisant(e)

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dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ] adj → sterbend;

(moments, words) → letzte(r, s)

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dying [ˈdaɪɪŋ] adj → morente, moribondo/a

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dying die