Dying
nnoun.timethe time when something endsSynset:death demise
Examples:- it was the death of all his plans
- a dying of old hopes
Antonyms:birth
Derivationally Related Form:die
Part Holonyms:life life-time lifespan lifetime
Hypernyms:end ending
Inherited Hypernyms:deathendpointmeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:grave
vverb.changepass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain lifeSynset:buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it
Examples:- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
Antonyms:be born
Derivationally Related Form:deathexitexpirationDeathdeceasepassinggoingdecedent
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:diechange statechange
Direct Hyponyms:abortasphyxiatebuy itdrownfallfamishpip outpredeceasestarvestiflesuccumbsuffocateyield
Full Troponyms:abortbuy itdrownfallpredeceasestarvestranglesuccumbsuffocate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.perceptionsuffer or face the pain of deathExamples:- Martyrs may die every day for their faith
Derivationally Related Form:deathDeath
Hypernyms:endure suffer
Inherited Hypernyms:diesufferexperienceundergochange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.emotionbe brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shameExamples:- I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered
- We almost died laughing during the show
Hypernyms:break down lose it snap
Inherited Hypernyms:diebreak downact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s VERB-ing | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changestop operating or functioningSynset:break break down conk out die fail give out give way go go bad
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:breakablefailurebreakdown
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:failchange
Direct Hyponyms:blowblow outburn outcrashgo downmalfunctionmisfiremisfunction
Full Troponyms:blow outcrashjammalfunctionmisfire
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These cars won't --- (apply to: conk out, go, break, give out, fail, break down, die)
vverb.emotionfeel indifferent towardsExamples:- She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery
Hypernyms:experience feel
Inherited Hypernyms:diefeel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.emotionlanguish as with love or desireExamples:- She dying for a cigarette
- I was dying to leave
Hypernyms:ache languish pine yearn yen
Inherited Hypernyms:dieachehankerdesire
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactcut or shape with a dieSynset:die die out
Examples:- Die out leather for belts
Derivationally Related Form:die
Hypernyms:cut out
Inherited Hypernyms:diecut outshapecreate from raw materialmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.competitionto be on base at the end of an inning, of a playerTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:dieplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changelose sparkle or bouquetSynset:become flat die pall
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:diechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changedisappear or come to an endExamples:- Their anger died
- My secret will die with me!
Derivationally Related Form:dyingdeath
Hypernyms:disappear go away vanish
Inherited Hypernyms:diedisappear
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The business is going to --- (apply to: die)
vverb.changesuffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)Topic:faithreligionreligious belief
Examples:- Whosoever..believes in me shall never die
Inherited Hypernyms:die
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adjadj.allin or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to beExamples:- a dying man
- his dying wish
- a dying fire
- a dying civilization
Antonyms:nascent
Inherited Hypernyms:dying
Similar to:last moribund
adj satadj.alleagerly desirousDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:anxious
Examples:- anxious to see the new show at the museum
- dying to hear who won
Antonyms:uneager
Inherited Hypernyms:anxious
Similar to:eager