dying

Speech parts

1. dying - Noun

2. dying - Adjective

3. dying - Verb

Derived from die

5. dying - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Die

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

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

The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

death demise anxious hippocratic grim reaper end last loss ebbing goner passing drop killing murder terminal

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Antonyms

nascent phoenix golden time life living

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Hypernyms

end ending

Hyponyms

grave

Phrases with the word

dying breed dying off I'm dying dying of hunger dying out dying of thirst

Anagrams

dingy

Examples

What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well. John Chrysostom

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap. Anthony Hopkins

Here am I, dying of a hundred good symptoms. Alexander Pope

We traded in shrouds; people stopped dying. Lebanese Proverb

When death is there, dying is over. Russian Proverb

The dying person cannot wait for the shroud to be woven. Madagascan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Dygert dygogram dyinbe dying away dying bed dying breed