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dying

dying

1 4.8
Very eager to do or know something
  • adjective
  • /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
  • Informal
translation icon : morirse por
  • We are all dying to know how it went.

And it's like, I'm dying to be alone.

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Examples

  • I have been dying to share a deeply personal story with you.

  • And is there an artist you're dying to collaborate with?

  • Now everyone is dying to know how it went.

  • He's just dying to share his passion with us.

  • The number one priority for me is I've been dying to ask you this question.

  • They have a candle of this scent that I'm like dying to try.

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  • OK, I know you're all dying to see the soft teddy bear hoodie.

  • We are all dying to know what happens next in the story.

  • Everyone is dying to find out the results of the competition.

  • After hearing the reviews, I am dying to watch that movie.

Synonyms

anxious
vsdying
229 3.4

To want something to happen very much and feel impatient

is even stronger, showing extreme longing or eagerness

Idioms

if I'm lying, I'm dying
  • Informal
9.9

To say firmly that what you say is true

Compounds

dying gasp
1 8.1

The final moment before something stops, often the last breath a person takes at the end of life

dying gasp of hope
  • Informal
8.1

A last weak attempt to believe things will get better before giving up

How Eager

desperate
194 4.1
dying
  • Informal
1 4.8
keen
85 2.3
eager
447 1.0
curious
675 1.3
interested
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

dying positive

Morphology

dying = die (semi-transparent) = die + ing

The word 'dying' is derived from 'die' with the suffix '-ing', but the idiomatic meaning of 'extremely eager' is not directly derivable from the base word.

Etymology

Dying in the phrase 'dying to' comes from the strong idea of the verb die, which means 'to stop living'. A helpful way to remember it is to think someone would 'die' for the chance, so they are very eager to do it.