ceasing to live, expiring
of or pertaining to death; nearing death; occurring just prior to death; ending, drawing to a close
cease living; be extinguished; stop; desire, long for, pine for
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Dying Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Die
of Die
(n.)
The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.
The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.
Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.
(a.)
In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutIn the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.
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.
Noun
1. the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
(synonym) death, demise
(hypernym) end, ending
(hyponym) grave
(part-holonym) life, lifetime, lifespan
(derivation) die
Adjective
1. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"
(synonym) dying(a)
(antonym) aborning
(similar) moribund
2. eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
(synonym) anxious(p), dying(p)
(similar) eager
(classification) colloquialism
Noun
1. small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
(synonym) dice
(hypernym) cube, square block
(hyponym) five-spot
2. a device used for shaping metal
(hypernym) shaping tool
(hyponym) stamp
(derivation) die out
3. a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
(hypernym) cutter, cutlery, cutting tool
(derivation) die out
Verb
1. pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
(synonym) decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(antonym) be born
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
(see-also) die out, die off
(derivation) death, decease
2. suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
(hypernym) suffer, endure
(verb-group) decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(derivation) death, decease
3. be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"
(hypernym) break down, lose it, snap
4. stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
(synonym) fail, go bad, give way, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) crash, go down
(verb-group) decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
5. feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
(hypernym) feel, experience
6. languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
(hypernym) ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
7. cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
(synonym) die out
(hypernym) cut out
8. to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
(hypernym) play
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
9. lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
(synonym) pall, become flat
(hypernym) change
10. disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"
(hypernym) disappear, vanish, go away
(derivation) death, dying, demise
11. suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
(classification) religion, faith, religious belief
Dying Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream of dying, foretells that you are threatened with evil from a source that has contributed to your former advancement and enjoyment.
To see others dying, forebodes general ill luck to you and to your friends.
To dream that you are going to die, denotes that unfortunate inattention to your affairs will depreciate their value. Illness threatens to damage you also.
To see animals in the throes of death, denotes escape from evil influences if the animal be wild or savage.
It is an unlucky dream to see domestic animals dying or in agony.
[As these events of good or ill approach you they naturally assume these forms of agonizing death, to impress you more fully with the joyfulness or the gravity of the situation you are about to enter on awakening to material responsibilities, to aid you in the mastery of self which is essential to meeting all conditions with calmness and determination.]
See Death.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo see others dying, forebodes general ill luck to you and to your friends.
To dream that you are going to die, denotes that unfortunate inattention to your affairs will depreciate their value. Illness threatens to damage you also.
To see animals in the throes of death, denotes escape from evil influences if the animal be wild or savage.
It is an unlucky dream to see domestic animals dying or in agony.
[As these events of good or ill approach you they naturally assume these forms of agonizing death, to impress you more fully with the joyfulness or the gravity of the situation you are about to enter on awakening to material responsibilities, to aid you in the mastery of self which is essential to meeting all conditions with calmness and determination.]
See Death.
Dying Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Death is the term used to describe the cessation or permanent termination of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, murder and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. All known organisms inevitably experience death. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.
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