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dying
[dahy-ing]
adjective
ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring.
a dying man.
of, relating to, or associated with death.
his dying hour.
given, uttered, or manifested just before death.
her dying words.
drawing to a close; ending.
the dying year.
noun
the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.
dying
/ ˈ岹ɪɪŋ /
verb
the present participle of die 1
adjective
relating to or occurring at the moment of death
a dying wish
Other 51Թ Forms
- half-dying adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The parents of a five-year-old girl who was sent home from hospital with suspected tonsillitis hours before dying from meningitis have said they are still waiting for a direct apology from the hospital.
"I saw people dying in front of my eyes - the air hostesses, and two people I saw near me," he said.
MPs are debating further changes to the assisted dying bill including a ban on organisations advertising that they offer the service.
During the roundtable, Lewis highlighted the fact that Black women are at a disproportionately high risk of dying from breast cancer, attributing that, in part, to a mistrust of the medical system.
I thought Parker was decent in last year’s teen drama “Suncoast,” where she played a girl whose brother is dying of brain cancer.
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Related 51Թs
- death
- decease
- demise
- expiration
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