dying

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('ĭng) pronunciation
v.
Present participle of die1.

adj.
  1. About to die: dying patients.
  2. Drawing to an end; declining: in the dying hours of the legislative session.
  3. Done or uttered just before death: a dying request.


adj

Definition: failing, expiring
Antonyms: creating, developing, growing, living, reviving

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - The time when something ends adj. - In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be.

pronunciation 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.

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Common misspelling(s) of dying

  • dieing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sidste, døds-

idioms:

  • dying for    længes efter
  • dying of    ved at dø af
  • dying to    brænder efter at

Nederlands (Dutch)
sterven(d), popelend

Français (French)
adj. - mourant, agonisant, moribond, (fig) en train de disparaître

idioms:

  • dying for    mourant pour/à
  • dying of    mourant de
  • dying to    mourant pour/à

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sterbend

idioms:

  • dying for    unbedingt brauchen/darauf brennen
  • dying of    vor ... sterben
  • dying to    unbedingt brauchen/darauf brennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ετοιμοθάνατος, επιθανάτιος

idioms:

  • dying for    που επιθυμεί διακαώς
  • dying of    που πεθαίνει από
  • dying to    που επιθυμεί διακαώς να

Italiano (Italian)
moribondo

idioms:

  • be dying to    morire dalla voglia di

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - moribundo

idioms:

  • be dying to    estar ansioso para

Русский (Russian)
умирающий

idioms:

  • be dying to    (мне) не терпится

Español (Spanish)
adj. - moribundo, agonizante

idioms:

  • dying for    morirse por, perecerse por
  • dying of    morirse de (sed, hambre, etc.)
  • dying to    morirse por, perecerse por

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - döende

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
垂死的

idioms:

  • dying for    殉国, 一死报国, 渴望...
  • dying of    因...而死
  • dying to    很想..., ...的要命

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 垂死的

idioms:

  • dying for    殉國, 一死報國, 渴望...
  • dying of    因...而死
  • dying to    很想..., ...的要命

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 죽임이 임박한, 사라질, 매우 ~하고자 하는

idioms:

  • dying for    ~을 위해 죽어가는
  • dying to    매우 하고싶어 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 死にかかっている, 臨終の, 瀕死の
n. - 死去

idioms:

  • be dying to    したくてたまらない
  • dying for/to    欲しくてたまらない
  • dying of    で死にそうだ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) يحدث أو متصل بيوم ممات شخص, مماتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מת, גוסס, שכיב מרע‬


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