dying
adjective /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
/ˈdaɪɪŋ/
Idioms - [only before noun] connected with or happening at the time of somebody’s death
- I will remember it to my dying day.
- her dying wishes/words
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDying is used with these nouns:- breed
- father
- fire
- …
- the dyingnoun [plural] people who are dying
- doctors who care for the dying
More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
- gradually disappearing; that will soon no longer exist
- Letter-writing is a dying art.
- the dying embers of the fire
- [only before noun] coming at the end of a period of time or an activity synonym closing (1)
- the dying moments of the match
see also die
Word Originlate 16th cent.: present participle of die (verb).
Idioms
his/her last/dying breath
- the last moment of a person’s life