dying
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
:
declive
- His sudden departure marked the dying of a vibrant period in their lives.
I, I, my big fear is dying having not had kids yet.
- I, I, my big fear is dying having not had kids yet.
- and her father's ultimate, you know, dying. And so,
Examples
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The legality of assisted suicide is unclear in 5 (Choice in Dying 2000).
Academic text (2000) -
Describing the Method of Consoling the Sick and Dying, divided into three sections, each with further subdivisions.
Academic text (2004) -
Does it hurt holding on to a dying IP like this?
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"Dying is all we see when awake; all we see when sleeping is sleep."
Academic text (1991) -
Dying is the worst thing that's ever happened to me.
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Dying really isn't so bad.
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Dying is right.
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Tremblay, Mildred. The Thing About Dying. Lantzville, B.C.: Oolichan Books, 2005. 130 pp. $17.95 paper.
Academic text (2006) -
The dying of her dreams left her feeling lost and uncertain about the future.
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As the new year approached, many reflected on the dying of old traditions.
Synonyms
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1.0
The end of something like a business or idea
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2.6
The death of someone close to you
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7.0
The end of a plan, institution, or idea
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5.0
The act of dying used in a gentle way
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7.7
The end of a person's life when they stop living
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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8.1
The final moment before something stops, often the last breath a person takes at the end of life
- Informal
A last weak attempt to believe things will get better before giving up
How Ended
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dying as a noun comes from the same root as death and means the 'end' of something, not only a life but hopes, ideas, or a time. That's why the 'dying' of a year or the 'dying' of hope means the slow ending of it.