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Definitions for Dying

[1] ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
[2] of, relating to, or associated with death: his dying hour.
[3] given, uttered, or manifested just before death: her dying words.
[4] drawing to a close; ending: the dying year.
[5] the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.
[6] to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
[7] (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips.
[8] to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly.
[9] to cease to function; stop: The motor died.
[10] to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters.
[11] to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually followed by away, out, or down ): The storm slowly died down.
[12] Theology . to lose spiritual life.
[13] to faint or languish.
[14] to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom!
[15] to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again.
[16] to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee.
[17] die away , (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away.
[18] die down , to become calm or quiet; subside.
[19] die off , to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced: Her friends are dying off.
[20] die out , to cease to exist; become extinct: Both lines of the family died out before the turn of the century. to die away; fade; subside: The roar of the engines died out as the rocket vanished into the clouds.
[21] Machinery . any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
[22] an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material, as in coining money.
[23] singular of dice.
[24] Architecture . dado(def 1) .
[25] to impress, shape, or cut with a die.
[26] the present participle of die 1
[27] relating to or occurring at the moment of death a dying wish
[28] (of an organism or its cells, organs, etc) to cease all biological activity permanently she died of pneumonia
[29] (of something inanimate) to cease to exist; come to an end the memory of her will never die
[30] (often foll by away, down, or out ) to lose strength, power, or energy, esp by degrees
[31] (often foll by away or down ) to become calm or quiet; subside the noise slowly died down
[32] to stop functioning the engine died
[33] to languish or pine, as with love, longing, etc
[34] (usually foll by of) informal to be nearly overcome (with laughter, boredom, etc)
[35] theol to lack spiritual life within the soul, thus separating it from God and leading to eternal punishment
[36] (tr) to undergo or suffer (a death of a specified kind) (esp in phrases such as die a saintly death )
[37] (foll by to) to become indifferent or apathetic (to) to die to the world
[38] never say die informal never give up
[39] die hard to cease to exist after resistance or a struggle old habits die hard
[40] die in harness to die while still working or active, prior to retirement
[41] be dying (foll by for or an infinitive ) to be eager or desperate (for something or to do something) I'm dying to see the new house
[42] to die for informal highly desirable a salary to die for
[43] a shaped block of metal or other hard material used to cut or form metal in a drop forge, press, or similar device a tool of metal, silicon carbide, or other hard material with a conical hole through which wires, rods, or tubes are drawn to reduce their diameter
[44] an internally-threaded tool for cutting external threads Compare tap 2 (def. 6)
[45] a casting mould giving accurate dimensions and a good surface to the object cast See also die-cast
[46] architect the dado of a pedestal, usually cubic
[47] another name for dice (def. 2)
[48] as straight as a die perfectly honest
[49] the die is cast the decision that commits a person irrevocably to an action has been taken

Words related to Dying

doomed, fading, moribund, decaying, sinking, fated, withering, going, mortal, passing, final, ebbing, declining

Words nearby Dying

dyerma, dyersburg, dyestuff, dyewood, dyfed, dying, dyke, dykon, dylan, dylan, bob, dymaxion

Origin of Dying

ie21300–50; Middle English de (in early Modern English taking the vowel of the plural form dice) < Old French de(i ), presumbly < Latin datum given (neuter past participle of dare to give), perhaps in the derivative sense “put, placed,” hence “played, cast”

Words that may be confused with Dying

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, diedie, dye

Other words from Dying

half-dy·ing , adjective

Word origin for Dying

ieC13 dee, from Old French de, perhaps from Vulgar Latin datum (unattested) a piece in games, noun use of past participle of Latin dare to play

Synonyms for Dying

decaying, doomed, fading, moribund, declining, disintegrating, ebbing, fated, final, going, mortal, passing, perishing, sinking, vanishing, withering, at death's door, at end of rope, done for, giving up the ghost, in extremis, on last leg, one foot in grave