What does Dying mean?
Definitions for Dying
ˈdaɪ ɪŋdy·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Dying.
Princeton's WordNet
death, dying, demiseadjective
the time when something ends
"it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
dyingadjective
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"
anxious(p), dying(p)adjective
eagerly desirous
"anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
Wiktionary
dyingnoun
Those who are currently expiring, moribund.
The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.
dyingnoun
The process of approaching death; or, less precisely, death itself.
dyingadjective
Approaching death; about to die; moribund;
The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
dyingadjective
Declining, or drawing to an end.
In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
dyingadjective
Pertaining to the moments before death
His dying words were of his mother.
dyingadjective
Failing to evoke laughter from the audience.
dyingadjective
Expressing strong desire
I am dying to do that!
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dyingthe participle of die.
Wikipedia
Dying
Dying is the final stage of life which will eventually lead to death. Diagnosing dying is a complex process of clinical decision-making, and most practice checklists facilitating this diagnosis are based on cancer diagnoses.
ChatGPT
dying
Dying refers to the process of approaching or reaching death, often due to an illness or injury. It is a natural part of life characterized by the gradual and irreversible cessation of all vital functions of an organism. This includes stopping of heart, brain activity, respiration, and other essential bodily functions. The concept of dying can also be understood metaphorically in other contexts to refer to the end or decline of something.
Webster Dictionary
Dying
of Die
Dyingadjective
in the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies
Dyingadjective
of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state
Dyingnoun
the act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dying
dī′ing, pr.p. of Die.—adj. destined for death: mortal: declining: occurring immediately before death, as dying words: supporting a dying person, as a dying-bed: pertaining to death.—n. death.—adv. Dy′ingly.—n. Dy′ingness.—Dying declaration (law), the declaration made by a person convinced of his impending death, and who does not expect to survive the trial of the accused. [See Die (1).]
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Dying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3856
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Dying' in Adjectives Frequency: #958
Anagrams for Dying »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Dying in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Dying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Dying in a Sentence
These rubber boats are much more dangerous than the wooden boats, with the wooden boats, unfortunately, many people die all at once. With the rubber boats, many people are dying every day.
When you see people dying of this disease and you can imagine yourself or someone in your family being in that same situation, it makes you introspective and reflective.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.:
Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in a fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in bed. What kind of man would live where there is no daring And is life so dear that we should blame men for dying in adventure Is there a better way to die
I think probably about a third are dying to do this. I fall into that group.
Dying in a battle is much better then living after being rejected on love, because one time death is much better then dying every day"
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- الموتArabic
- предсмъртен, умиращ, умиране, пропадащ, умиращиBulgarian
- umírající, umíráníCzech
- døendeDanish
- sterbend, SterbenGerman
- moribundoSpanish
- kuoleminen, kuolin-, loppu-, viime, kuoleva, tylsä, viimeinenFinnish
- mourant, en train de mourirFrench
- मौतHindi
- haldokló, haldoklásHungarian
- sekaratIndonesian
- 消えそうな, 末期, 死にそうな, 瀕死Japanese
- ಸಾಯುತ್ತಿರುವುದುKannada
- 사망Korean
- [[de]] [[morte]], moribundo, morrentePortuguese
- умирание, гибнуть, погибать, предсмертный, умиратьRussian
- dödsbädds-, döds-, döendeSwedish
- இறக்கும்Tamil
- మరణిస్తున్నTelugu
- вмираєUkrainian
- مرنے والاUrdu
- deadamVolapük
- 垂死Chinese
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