dying

Meaning of dying

adjective
  1. on the point of death.
    he visited his dying mother

late 16th century: present participle of die1.

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.
    he died of tuberculosis
    trees are dying from acid rain
    the king died a violent death
  2. be very eager for something.
    they must be dying for a drink
    he's dying to meet you
  3. have an orgasm.

Middle English: from Old Norse deyja, of Germanic origin; related to dead.

Information about dying

  • The plural form of dying is: dyings.
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Hyphenation of dying

dy-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • dying is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

dying synonyms

Meaning anxious:

anxious

Meaning death:

death, demise

Meaning (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity:

expiring

Meaning (of a person) at the point of death:

moribund

Meaning (of a person) die:

expire

Meaning die, especially in a violent or sudden way:

perish

Meaning die:

croak, decease

Meaning fail to increase; remain static:

flatline

Meaning go out of or leave a place:

exit

Meaning measuring a great distance from end to end:

long

Meaning have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from:

yearn

Meaning (of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood:

burn

Meaning suffer from a continuous dull pain:

ache

Meaning be the site of or cause an itch:

itch

Meaning the basic monetary unit of Japan:

yen

dying antonyms

Meaning remain alive:

live

Meaning continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship:

survive

Anagrams of dying

dingy

Words that rhyme with dying

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