A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon.
...a dying man.
Synonyms: near death, going, failing, fading More Synonyms of dying
The dying are people who are dying.
The dead and the dying were everywhere.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time.
It'll stay in my mind till my dying day.
She was compelled to fulfil the dying wishes of her mother.
Synonyms: final, last, parting, departing More Synonyms of dying
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes.
The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the second worldwar.
...in the dying minutes of the game.
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely.
Shipbuilding is a dying business.
Synonyms: failing, declining, sinking, foundering More Synonyms of dying
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A dying fire is no longer hot and bright and will not burn for much longer.
dying in British English
(ˈdaɪɪŋ)
verb
1. the present participle of die1
adjective
2.
relating to or occurring at the moment of death
a dying wish
dying in American English
(ˈdaɪɪŋ)
verb intransitive
1. prp. of
die1
adjective
2.
coming near to an end
a dying culture
3.
of or at the time of death
his dying words
noun
4.
a ceasing to live or exist; death
Examples of 'dying' in a sentence
dying
Then the pair left him dying on the ground with a fractured skull after realising they had got the wrong person.
The Sun (2009)
I'd heard of people dying during the operation and I knew it was a possibility.
The Sun (2013)
All related terms of 'dying'
die
When people, animals, and plants die , they stop living.
dice
A dice is a small cube which has between one and six spots or numbers on its sides, and which is used in games to provide random numbers. In old-fashioned English , 'dice' was used only as a plural form, and the singular was → die , but now 'dice' is used as both the singular and the plural form.
be dying
to be eager or desperate (for something or to do something)
assisted dying
the suicide of a person with an incurable disease, using a lethal dose of drugs provided by a physician for this purpose
die away
If a sound dies away , it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely.
die back
If a plant dies back , its leaves die but its roots remain alive .
die-cast
to shape or form (a metal or plastic object) by introducing molten metal or plastic into a reusable mould , esp under pressure , by gravity , or by centrifugal force
die down
If something dies down , it becomes very much quieter or less intense .
die out
If something dies out , it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
dieback
a disease of trees and shrubs characterized by death of the young shoots , which spreads to the larger branches: caused by injury to the roots or attack by bacteria or fungi