What does dying mean?

Definitions for dying
ˈdaɪ ɪŋdy·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. death, dying, demiseadjective

    the time when something ends

    "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

  2. 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"

  3. anxious(p), dying(p)adjective

    eagerly desirous

    "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"

Wiktionary

  1. dyingnoun

    Those who are currently expiring, moribund.

    The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.

  2. dyingnoun

    The process of approaching death; or, less precisely, death itself.

  3. dyingadjective

    Approaching death; about to die; moribund;

    The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!

  4. dyingadjective

    Declining, or drawing to an end.

    In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.

  5. dyingadjective

    Pertaining to the moments before death

    His dying words were of his mother.

  6. dyingadjective

    Failing to evoke laughter from the audience.

  7. dyingadjective

    Expressing strong desire

    I am dying to do that!

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dyingthe participle of die.

Wikipedia

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Dying

    of Die

  2. Dyingadjective

    in the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies

  3. Dyingadjective

    of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state

  4. Dyingnoun

    the act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'dying' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3856

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'dying' in Adjectives Frequency: #958

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dying in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of dying in a Sentence

  1. Kevin Smith:

    We were trying to make it even before the heart attack happened, we were getting close, then the heart attack happened and pushed us back like a year or something. But after the heart attack, the movie just became informed by it, because they told me,' Hey, you got a 20 % chance of living tonight' -- which is like' You've got an 80 % chance of dying, motherf-cker.' And so all I could think about was, like,' Oh, s ---, this is the end.' And I wasn't upset, I wasn't wailing and gnashing teeth. I was like,' You know what ? I had a really good run, and I'm only 47, and that part sucks, but I can't complain.'.

  2. Indira Nehru Gandhi:

    If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying. (Handwritten statement found in her residence)

  3. Alexis Tsipras:

    Impoverished Greece is in crisis. We are a poor people, but we have retained our values and humanity, and we aren't claiming a single euro to do our duty to people who are dying in our back yard.

  4. Rick Santorum:

    That's the only way I can put it. ... And people are dying because this president refuses to face the truth.

  5. Republican Sen. John Kennedy:

    Ma'am, can you help me here, these people are trying to kill me and hurt me the entire time that I'm dying.

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