dying

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dying

She is dying to try the new ice cream flavor.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • In the process of ceasing to live; approaching death: Used to describe a person, animal, or thing that is about to cease living or existing.
    • Eagerly desirous; intensely wanting something: Used to express a very strong desire or longing for something.

  2. Noun:

    • The act or process of ceasing to live; the final moments of life: Refers to the event or time of death.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • The doctors are caring for a dying patient.
    • We sat by the dying embers of the campfire.
    • She is dying to know the results of the exam.
    • He was dying for a cold drink after the long hike.

  • Noun:

    • The novel poignantly describes the dying of the old king.
    • It marked the dying of an era in the company's history.
Advanced Usage
  • "to one's dying day": for the rest of one's life.
    • He swore to his dying day that he was innocent.
  • "dying breath": the last breath before death; often used figuratively to mean a final effort or statement.
    • With his dying breath, he whispered her name.
Variants and Related Words
  • Die (verb): to stop living.
  • Death (noun): the permanent end of life.
  • Dead (adjective): no longer alive.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (ceasing to live): perishing, expiring, fading.
  • Adjective (eagerly desirous): anxious, eager, longing, yearning.
  • Noun: demise, passing, expiration.
Related Phrases
  • Dying out: becoming extinct or disappearing.
    • That old tradition is slowly dying out.
  • Dying away: gradually becoming quieter or weaker until it stops.
    • The sound of the music died away into the night.
Related Idioms
  • A dying art: a skill or tradition that is becoming rare and may soon disappear.
    • Handwriting letters is becoming a dying art.
  • In dying need of something: having a very urgent and great need for something.
    • The refugees are in dying need of food and medicine.
dying

She is dying to try the new ice cream flavor.

Adjective
  1. eagerly desirous
    • anxious to see the new show at the museum
    • dying to hear who won
  2. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
    • a dying man
    • his dying wish
    • a dying fire
    • a dying civilization
Noun
  1. the time when something ends
    • it was the death of all his plans
    • a dying of old hopes

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