
v.
Present participle of die1.
adj.
- About to die: dying patients.
- Drawing to an end; declining: in the dying hours of the legislative session.
- Done or uttered just before death: a dying request.
| Dictionary: dy·ing |

| Antonyms: dying |
Definition: failing, expiring
Antonyms: creating, developing, growing, living, reviving
| Word Tutor: dying |
It's the heart afraid of dying, that never learns to dance.
— Bette Midler, Source: "The Rose" written by Amanda McBroom
Tutor's tip: The factory workers feared they were "dying" (present participle of die) young because of the "dyeing" (coloring fabrics) processes in their work.
| Misspellings: dying |
| Translations: Dying |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sidste, døds-
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Nederlands (Dutch)
sterven(d), popelend
Français (French)
adj. - mourant, agonisant, moribond, (fig) en train de disparaître
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - sterbend
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ετοιμοθάνατος, επιθανάτιος
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - moribundo
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - moribundo, agonizante
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - döende
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
垂死的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 垂死的
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 죽임이 임박한, 사라질, 매우 ~하고자 하는
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日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 死にかかっている, 臨終の, 瀕死の
n. - 死去
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) يحدث أو متصل بيوم ممات شخص, مماتي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מת, גוסס, שכיב מרע
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