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    [Adjective]  | "dy*ing" | \ ˈdī-iŋ \


    1: approaching death : gradually ceasing to be

    2: having reached an advanced or ultimate stage of decay or disuse

    3: of, relating to, or occurring at the time of death or dying


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "die" | \ ˈdī \


    1: to pass from physical life : expire

    2: to pass out of existence : cease

    3: to disappear or subside gradually —often used with away, down, or out


    Origin: 12th century ;

     Middle English dien, from or akin to Old Norse deyja to die; akin to Old High German touwen to die;

    [Verb]  | "die off" | \ ˈdī-ˈȯf \


    1: to die sequentially either singly or in numbers so that the total number is greatly diminished


    Origin: 1697 ;

    [Verb]  | "die out" 


    1: to become extinct


    Origin: 1853 ;

    [Verb]  | "piece-dye" | \ ˈpēs-ˌdī \


    1: to dye after weaving or knitting


    Origin: 1810 ;

    [Noun]  | "dying breed" 


    1: a relatively rare type of person or thing

    [Noun]  | "dying wish" 


    1: the last thing a person wants before dying

    [Noun]  | "the sick and dying" 


    1: sick people and dying people

    [Noun]  | "sui*cide" | \ ˈsü-ə-ˌsīd \


    1: the act or an instance of ending one's own life voluntarily and intentionally

    2: ruin of one's own interests

    3: apoptosis


    Origin: 1643 ;

     Latin sui (genitive) of oneself + English -cide; akin to Old English & Old High German sīn his, Latin suus one's own, sed, se without, Sanskrit sva oneself, one's own;

    [Idiom]  | "until one's dying day" 


    1: until one dies

    [Adjective]  | "dying" 


    1: nearly dead;


      * e.g., " ... we watered the dying plants just in time "



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    [Verb]  | "dying" 


    1: to stop living;


      * e.g., " ... the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign "





    2: to come to an end;


      * e.g., " ... the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon "





    3: to stop functioning;


      * e.g., " ... fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home "





    [Verb]  | "die" 


    1: to stop living;


      * e.g., " ... the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign "





    2: to come to an end;


      * e.g., " ... the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon "





    3: to stop functioning;


      * e.g., " ... fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home "





    [Verb]  | "die (away or down or out)" 


    1: to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually;


      * e.g., " ... the fuss gradually died down as people found other things with which to concern themselves "





    [Verb]  | "die (for)" 


    1: to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy;


      * e.g., " ... I'd die for some ice cream right now "



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    [Phrase]  | "dying on the vine" 


    1: to be unsuccessful;


      * e.g., " ... Her plan to write a memoir died on the vine. "





     [ "dying" ]

    1: Laughing uncontrollably due to a joke which someone said.

      * e.g.,  ... LaFonda said something so funny, I was dying. 

     [ "dying" ]

    1: to slowly come near to death

      * e.g.,  ... I am dying of cancer 

     [ "dying" ]

    1: the things that starts to happen as soon as you stop growing

      * e.g.,  ... puberties over, now its time to start dying 

     [ "dying" ]

    1: adj: dying, died, dead

      * e.g.,  ... Sally was dying last night, hugging the toilet bowl in one hand, and a bottle of tequila in the other. 


     [ "dying" ]

    2: To be so uncontrollably drunk that you think you are approaching death.

     [ "dying" ]

    1: the point in your life you reach when you realize you'll forever be broken and sad or it will be a while before you get fixed again.

      * e.g.,  ... "I tried so hard but the pain form inside keeps coming back. help I'm dying" "I want death" 

     [ "dying" ]

    1: when someone is laughing so hard they cant breathe, or they're "dying"

      * e.g.,  ... Friend 1: And then he ATE it! Friend 2: OMG IM DYING!!!! 

     [ "dying" ]

    1: A word used to mean reaching orgasm

      * e.g.,  ... 'And when I shall die,  

     [ "dying" ]

    1: dying for the cutest girl , that lives in Bamberg

      * e.g.,  ... Dying for Nisha . The girl is a 10 of a 10 

     [ "Dying" ]

    1: An inevitable fact, that is constant throughout your life. However can be used to describe immense pain.

      * e.g.,  ... you've been dying all your life 

     [ "Dying" ]

    1:  When you are slowly approaching the state of death. To be laughing so hard at something you can't breathe To feel so embarrassed that you think you will die of embarrasment The feeling you have when your so heartbroken or depressed. Your in so much pain, you indeed feel like you are dying.

      * e.g.,  ...  He was dying of Cancer When a bird pooped on Kristen's head, I was dying. "When I accidently flashed the entire boys football team, I was dying." When I had to let go of my first love I felt like I was dying on the inside - I was so depressed. The pain just wouldn't stop and the tears kept coming. 

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