dying
pronunciation
How to pronounce dying in British English:
UK [ˈdaɪɪŋ]
How to pronounce dying in American English:
US [ˈdaɪɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the time when something ends
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- Adjective:
- in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
- eagerly desirous
Word Origin
- dying
- late 13c., "death," verbal noun from die (v.). From mid-15c. as a past participle adjective, "in the process of becoming dead."
Example
- 1. They may also undertake the five tasks of dying .
- 2. What are my chances of dying in space ?
- 3. Can you take eggs from a dying woman ?
- 4. Many serious broadsheet and local newspapers are dying .
- 5. Those findings jibe with most of the results from the second group of monkeys , which have been living and dying at the national institutes of health animal center in dickerson , maryland .