Definitions for dying
ˈdaɪ ɪŋdy·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. death, dying, demise(adj)

   the time when something ends

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

2. dying(adj)

   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)(adj)

   eagerly desirous

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dying(Noun)

   Those who are currently expiring, moribund.

   The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.

2. dying(Noun)

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

3. dying(Adjective)

   Approaching death; about to die; moribund;

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

4. dying(Adjective)

   Declining, or drawing to an end.

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

5. dying(Adjective)

   Pertaining to the moments before death

   His dying words were of his mother.

6. dying(Adjective)

   Failing to evoke laughter from the audience.

7. dying(Adjective)

   Expressing strong desire

   I am dying to do that!

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Dying

   of Die

2. Dying(adj)

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

3. Dying(adj)

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

4. Dying(noun)

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce dying?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say dying in sign language?

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. Thomas Homan:

   People are dying trying to enter this country. There is a right way to do and a wrong way to do it.

2. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Woody Allen once said that ‘I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.’ This is certainly a very wise wish! Whoever grasped the triviality of anything besides the existence is a wise man indeed! There is no substitute for life!

3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   ***(c)(p)-LET THIS BE MY PERPETUAL MEMORIAL DAY QUOTE FOR THE USA.-ANY COUNTRY THAT CANNOT PROVIDE FOR THE PROPER HEALTHCARE OF ITS CITIZENS SHOULD NEVER CONSIDER ITSELF WORTHY OF THEM DYING FOR IT IN BATTLE. FOR IN A WAR, NO ONE WINS! BOTH SIDES END UP WITH CASUALTIES IN BODY BAGS AND MASS GRAVES, AND MAYBE NO MEMORIALS I AM RAS CARDO WHO CREATED REGGAE. YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT, BUT DO IT EXACTLY AS WRITTEN.

4. Lao Tzu:

   Friend, never fear dying. Dying is the last, but the least matter that a person has to be anxious about. Fear living, that is a hard battle to fight, a stern discipline to endure, a rough voyage to undergo ! Charles Spurgeon

5. Homer:

   The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.

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