dying

dying
[[t]da͟ɪɪŋ[/t]]
1) Dying is the present participle of die.
2) ADJ: ADJ n A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon.

...a dying man.

N-PLURAL: the N
The dying are people who are dying.

By the time our officers arrived, the dead and the dying were everywhere.

3) ADJ: ADJ n 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.

4) ADJ: ADJ n 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 world war...

A penalty by Thierry Lacroix broke the deadlock in the dying minutes of the game.

Syn:
5) ADJ: ADJ n A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely.

Shipbuilding is a dying business.

6) ADJ: ADJ n A dying fire is no longer hot and bright and will not burn for much longer.

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • dying — index death, expiration, in extremis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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