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- DictionaryDy·ing/ˈdīiNG/
adjective
- 1. on the point of death: "he visited his dying mother" Similar terminally illat death's dooron one's deathbedin the jaws of deathon the point of deathnear deathpassing awayfading fastsinking fastexpiringmoribundbreathing one's lastnot long for this worldin extremisinformal:on one's last legswith one foot in the gravegiving up the ghost
- ▪ occurring at or connected with the time that someone dies: "he strained to catch her dying words" Similar finallastdepartingdeathbedOpposite first
- ▪ gradually ceasing to exist or function; in decline and about to disappear: "the dying embers of the fire" Similar decliningvanishingfadingpassingebbingwaningin declineinformal:on the way outon its last legsOpposite thriving
Word Origin late 16th century: present participle of die1.
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