English

Adjective

dying ‎(not comparable)

1. Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

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

   dying fire

2. Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.

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

3. Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

   His dying words were of his mother.

   until my dying day

   his dying bed

Antonyms

• nascent

Translations

Noun

dying ‎(countable and uncountable, plural dyings)

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

dying pl ‎(plural only)

1. (with "the") Those who are currently expiring, moribund.

   The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.

Translations

Verb

dying

1. present participle of die

Etymology 2

dye +‎ -ing

Verb

dying

1. (nonstandard) present participle of dye (Alternative form of dyeing)

Anagrams

• dingy