dying C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ UK /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj approaching death or ceasing to exist; the process of death With his dying breath he whispered a final request. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · approaching death or... expiringfadingperishingmoribundfailingwaning ↔ Opposites livingthrivingrevivingflourishing Word family Forms dyingly Related forms diedeathdead Common collocations dying wish Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Present participle of 'die', from Middle English 'dien', from Old Norse 'deyja' ('to die'), from Proto-Germanic '*dawjaną'. deyja Old Norse *dawjaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dying **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. approaching death or ceasing to exist; the process of death ## Examples - With his dying breath he whispered a final request. ## Synonyms - expiring - fading - perishing - moribund - failing - waning ## Antonyms - living - thriving - reviving - flourishing ## Related Forms - die - death - dead ## Roots and Affixes - Root: deyja - Root: *dawjaną ## Etymology Present participle of 'die', from Middle English 'dien', from Old Norse 'deyja' ('to die'), from Proto-Germanic '*dawjaną'. ## AI Etymology Dying has this etymological history: Present participle of 'die', from Middle English 'dien', from Old Norse 'deyja' ('to die'), from Proto-Germanic '*dawjaną'. The etymological trail includes Old Norse deyja and Proto-Germanic *dawjaną. As an adjective, dying describes what is approaching death or ceasing to exist; the process of death. The same family is visible in related forms such as die, death, and dead. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown