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DYING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time when something ends
Example:
a dying of old hopes
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("dying" is a kind of...):
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dying"):
grave (death of a person)
Holonyms ("dying" is a part of...):
life; life-time; lifespan; lifetime (the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death))
Derivation:
die (disappear or come to an end)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
Example:
a dying civilization
Classified under:
Similar:
moribund (being on the point of death; breathing your last)
last (occurring at the time of death)
Antonym:
nascent (being born or beginning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Eagerly desirous
Example:
dying to hear who won
Synonyms:
anxious; dying
Classified under:
Similar:
eager (having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb die
Context examples:
The results of the trial showed that participants who were screened with spiral CT scans had about a 20% lower risk of dying from lung cancer than those who were screened with chest x-rays.
(National Lung Screening Trial, NCI Dictionary)
The goal of the care is to help people who are dying have peace, comfort, and dignity.
(Hospice Care, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Red giants are dying stars in the late stages of life that are exhausting the nuclear fuel that makes them shine.
(Hubble Detects Giant 'Cannonballs' Shooting from Star, NASA)
It is involved in many functions in the cell, and helps protect cells from dying.
(High Mobility Group Protein HMG-I, NCI Dictionary)
A new study found that millions of people have been dying around the world as a result of poor diets, and taking too much salt and not enough whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
(Poor Diet Kills More People Than Smoking, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The entire envelope of material has an estimated mass of 500 to 700 suns, which is much more than could have been produced by an elderly or dying star.
(NASA Team Probes Peculiar Age-Defying Star, NASA)
Antimicrobial resistance has become a major threat to public health globally with approximately 700,000 people a year dying from antimicrobial-resistant infections.
(Toothpaste and Hand Wash Are Causing Antibiotic Resistance, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
So the cells are poised to recover even while they're dying.
(Cells Back from Brink of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This is the first one that actually has been photographed as it is dying.
(Hubble Sees Neptune's Mysterious Shrinking Storm, NASA)
Those who were most severely obese had a 50% higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause than those of normal weight.
(Middle Age Severely Obese People More Likely to Die Early, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
