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dying

/ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/
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Dying is the process of ceasing to live. It is the final stage of life, marking the end of an organism's existence. This term can also describe the act of causing someone or something to die.

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"dying" as verb

1 - To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

2 - To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).

3 - To yearn intensely.

"dying" as verb

1 - To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

"dying" as noun

1 - The process of approaching death; loss of life; less precisely, death.

"dying" as noun

1 - (with "the") Those who are currently expiring, moribund.

"dying" as adjective

1 - Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

2 - Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.

3 - Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

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Synonyms
1 - perishing
2 - passing away
3 - expiring
4 - dying away
5 - terminating
6 - ceasing to exist
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Antonyms
1 - thriving
2 - flourishing
3 - waxing
4 - growing
5 - expanding
6 - multiplying
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