adj · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪɪŋ
homophone: dyeing
CMU ARPABET:D AY1 IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
a dying fire
The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
His dying words were of his mother.
until my dying day
his dying bed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of die
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of dye
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract