/ ˈdaɪɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
1.
[ only before noun ] connected with or happening at the time of sb's death :
I will remember it to my dying day .
her dying wishes / words
2.
the dying noun [ pl. ] people who are dying :
doctors who care for the dying
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IDIOMS
see breath
—see also die verb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: present participle of die (verb).