DYING


Meaning of DYING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daɪɪŋ ]

1.

Dying is the present participle of die .

2.

A dying person or animal is very ill and likely to die soon.

...a dying man.

ADJ : ADJ n

The dying are people who are dying.

The dead and the dying were everywhere.

N-PLURAL : the N

3.

You use dying to describe something which happens at the time when someone dies, or is connected with that time.

It’ll stay in my mind till my dying day...

ADJ : ADJ n

4.

The dying days or dying minutes of a state of affairs or an activity are its last days or minutes.

The islands were seized by the Soviet army in the dying days of the second world war...

= final

ADJ : ADJ n

5.

A dying tradition or industry is becoming less important and is likely to disappear completely.

Shipbuilding is a dying business.

ADJ : ADJ n

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