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dying

/ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Dying means: stop operating or functioning.

Synonyms for dying34

noun, as in the time when something ends

death, demise

verb, as in stop operating or functioning

fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down, decease, perish, exit, pass away, expire
and 11 more, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

verb, as in pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead
and 11 more, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it, fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, break, break down

verb, as in suffer or face the pain of death

die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

verb, as in lose sparkle or bouquet

die, pall, become flat

verb, as in cut or shape with a die

die, die out

verb, as in be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame

die

verb, as in feel indifferent towards

die

verb, as in languish as with love or desire

die

verb, as in to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player

die

verb, as in disappear or come to an end

die

verb, as in suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)

die

adjective, as in in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

moribund, last

adjective, as in eagerly desirous

anxious, eager

Opposites of dying

be born, nascent

What does dying mean?14

verb

1

stop operating or functioning“The engine finally went”

2

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life“She died from cancer”

3

suffer or face the pain of death“Martyrs may die every day for their faith”

4

lose sparkle or bouquet“wine and beer can pall”

5

cut or shape with a die“Die out leather for belts”

6

be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame“I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered”

7

feel indifferent towards“She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery”

8

languish as with love or desire“She's dying for a cigarette”

9

to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player

10

disappear or come to an end“Their anger died”

11

suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)“Whosoever … believes in me shall never die”

adjective

1

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be“a dying man”

2

eagerly desirous“anxious to see the new show at the museum”

noun

1

the time when something ends“it was the death of all his plans”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dying?19

four syllables

underlying
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Dying in a sentence

  • That it does not prevent our dying is evident, because we all die.teapot
  • Fearing is dying a thousand times, it's worse than death.Scott
  • You were dying, but the doctor saved your life.CK
  • Before dying, she spent more than a month in hospital.Cainntear
  • The dying man made an effort to say something, but could not.CK
  • Before dying, he spent more than a month in hospital.Cainntear
  • Getting old is not good, but dying young isn't too good either.patgfisher
  • Above all, fame means dying at the right time.lvxtrm

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dying

as a noun

plural
dyings