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
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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