a. | 1. | In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; |
2. | Of or pertaining to dying or death; | |
n. | 1. | The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life. |
Noun | 1. | dying - the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes" |
Adj. | 1. | dying - in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" Antonyms: aborning - in the process of being born or beginning; "our own revolutionary war almost died aborning through lack of popular support"- William Randolph Hearst |
2. | dying - eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" Synonyms: anxious |