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   dying

   /ˈdʌɪɪŋ/

   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 making of valves is a dying art" Similar decliningvanishingfadingpassingebbingwaningin declineinformal:on the way outon its last legsOpposite thriving
   • ▪ (of a period of time) final; closing: "the dying moments of the match"

   Word Origin late 16th century: present participle of die1.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDYING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Dying is an adjective that means very ill and likely to die soon, or a noun that means the people who are about to die. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of dying with examples and synonyms.

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   Dying definition: ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring. See examples of DYING used in a sentence.

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   Learn the meaning of dying as an adjective, a word that describes something or someone that is near death or decay. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of dying.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDYING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word 'dying' in British and American English. Find out how to use 'dying' as a verb, adjective, or noun in different contexts and sentences.

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   Definition of dying adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Dying is a process that will happen to us all: living things eventually die. But non-living things can be dying, too: a battery that doesn't have much juice left is dying, and so is a TV show that's bombing in the ratings. A craft that's losing popularity can be called a dying art.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › dyingDying Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Verb. Noun. Filter. adjective. About to die. Dying patients. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Coming near to an end. A dying culture. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Of or at the time of death. His dying words. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: anxious. perishable. mortal. in extremis. fey. last. dead. agonal.