dying
[adjective]
Synonyms: expiring, at death's door, failing, in extremis, moribund, not long for this world

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I. dy‧ing¹ /ˈdaɪ-ɪŋ/
the present participle of die

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II. dying² adjective

1. dying moment/minutes/seconds during the last minutes, seconds etc before something ends:
Chandler’s goal was in the dying minutes of the game.

2. [only before noun] happening just before someone dies:
It was her dying wish to have a simple burial.

3. to your dying day for the rest of your life:
He regretted the decision to his dying day.

4. [only before noun] gradually decreasing until soon there will be none left:
Women who enjoy baking are a dying breed.

5. the dying [plural] people who are dying:
a hospice for the dying

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