Fromdie +-ing.
dying (notcomparable)
- Approachingdeath;about to die;moribund.
- Thedying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
- adying fire
- The battlefield was littered with the dead anddying.
- Declining,terminal, or drawing to anend.
In thedying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
2024 March 20, Christian Wolmar, “NAO report highlights lack of clarity and purpose”, inRAIL, number1005, page34:Just as with other recent reports by various bodies on HS2 and the ticket office closures, the National Audit Office's effort on the rail reform process is a devastating exposé of the failings and floundering of adying administration that has failed to understand the value of having an efficient rail network.
- Pertaining todeath, or the moments before death.
- Hisdying words were of his mother.
- until mydying day
- hisdying bed
approaching death, used as a substantive: those who are currently expiring
declining, or drawing to an end
pertaining to the moments before death
Translations to be checked
dying (countable anduncountable,pluraldyings)
- The process of approachingdeath;loss oflife; death.
1995 November 26, Laura Mansnerus, quotingTimothy Leary, “At Death's Door, the Message Is Tune In, Turn On, Drop In”, inThe New York Times[1],→ISSN:“I'm looking forward to the most fascinating experience in life, which isdying,” he said. “You've got to approach yourdying the way you live your life—with curiosity, with hope, with fascination, with courage and with the help of your friends.”
process of approaching death
dying
- presentparticiple andgerund ofdie
Fromdye +-ing.
dying
- (now nonstandard)presentparticiple andgerund ofdye
