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dy⋅ing
[dahy-ing]
–adjective
| 1. | ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man. |
| 2. | of, pertaining 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. |
–noun
| 5. | the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close. |
die
1 [dahy]
–verb (used without object), died, dy⋅ing.
—Verb phrases| 1. | to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead. |
| 2. | (of something inanimate) to cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips. |
| 3. | to lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly. |
| 4. | to cease to function; stop: The motor died. |
| 5. | to be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters. |
| 6. | to pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually fol. by away, out, or down): The storm slowly died down. |
| 7. | Theology. to lose spiritual life. |
| 8. | to faint or languish. |
| 9. | to suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom! |
| 10. | to pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again. |
| 11. | to desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee. |
| 12. | die away, (of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away. |
| 13. | die down, to become calm or quiet; subside. |
| 14. | die off, to die one after another until the number is greatly reduced: Her friends are dying off. |
| 15. | die out,
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| 16. | die hard,
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| 17. | die standing up, Theater. (of a performance) to be received with silence rather than applause. |
| 18. | never say die, never give up hope; never abandon one's efforts. |
| 19. | to die for, stunning; remarkable: That dress is to die for. |
Synonyms:
1. expire, depart. Die, pass away (pass on), perish mean to relinquish life. To die is to become dead from any cause and in any circumstances. It is the simplest, plainest, and most direct word for this idea, and is used figuratively of anything that has once displayed activity: An echo, flame, storm, rumor dies. Pass away (or pass on) is a commonly used euphemism implying a con-tinuation of life after death: Grandfather passed away (passed on). Perish, a more literary term, implies death under harsh circumstances such as hunger, cold, neglect, etc.; figuratively, perish connotes utter extinction: Hardship caused many pioneers to perish. Ancient Egyptian civilization has perished.
1. expire, depart. Die, pass away (pass on), perish mean to relinquish life. To die is to become dead from any cause and in any circumstances. It is the simplest, plainest, and most direct word for this idea, and is used figuratively of anything that has once displayed activity: An echo, flame, storm, rumor dies. Pass away (or pass on) is a commonly used euphemism implying a con-tinuation of life after death: Grandfather passed away (passed on). Perish, a more literary term, implies death under harsh circumstances such as hunger, cold, neglect, etc.; figuratively, perish connotes utter extinction: Hardship caused many pioneers to perish. Ancient Egyptian civilization has perished.
die
2 [dahy]
noun, plural dies for 1, 2, 4, dice for 3; verb, died, die⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | Machinery.
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| 2. | an engraved stamp for impressing a design upon some softer material, as in coining money. |
| 3. | sing. of dice. |
| 4. | Architecture. dado (def. 1). |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 5. | to impress, shape, or cut with a die. |
| 6. | the die is cast, the irrevocable decision has been made; fate has taken charge: The die is cast—I can't turn back. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME de (in early modern E taking the vowel of the pl. form dice ) < OF de(i), presumbly < L datum given (neut. ptp. of dare to give), perh. in the deriv. sense “put, placed,” hence “played, cast”
1300–50; ME de (in early modern E taking the vowel of the pl. form dice ) < OF de(i), presumbly < L datum given (neut. ptp. of dare to give), perh. in the deriv. sense “put, placed,” hence “played, cast”

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dy·ing (dī'ĭng) v. Present participle of die1. adj.
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Dying
Dy"ing\, a. 1. In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies. 2. Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.Dying
Dy"ing\, n. The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.
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dying
see under die.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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dying
the total cessation of life processes that eventually occurs in all living organisms. The state of human death has always been obscured by mystery and superstition, and its precise definition remains controversial, differing according to culture and legal systems.
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