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How to pronounce dying in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms anxious


dying to hear who won.
Type Words
Synonyms death, demise
Type of ending, end
Has types grave
Derivation die


a dying of old hopes.
Type Words


a dying man.
his dying wish.
a dying fire.
a dying civilization.

Examples of dying

dying
Townes gets emotional when he sees stories of veterans dying on the battlefield.
From the dailyherald.com
Meg carries the Rosary beads that Walsh had when he was the dying kid who lived.
From the boston.com
Many years later, June's a tough-as-nails Manhattanite, dying of stomach cancer.
From the theatlantic.com
The dying man without insurance should go to Christians and humbly ask for help.
From the kansas.com
The following month, she lapsed into a coma before dying of a brain haemorrhage.
From the independent.co.uk
I can't tell you how grateful I am to have been around my dad when he was dying.
From the guardian.co.uk
As his lies unravelled, Brown sent e-mails claiming that he was dying of cancer.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He always seemed to be having a good time, even as he was dying of tuberculosis.
From the stltoday.com
Bobby Frankel's dying regret, perhaps, was that he never won the Kentucky Derby.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Death: the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
  • 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"
  • Anxious(p): eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
  • (die) a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
  • (die) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
  • (die) a device used for shaping metal
  • (Die!) DIE! is the sixth studio album by American rapper Necro. Die! was initially alluded to on Necro's MySpace profile as a "brand new solo album coming September 2009"; however on August 13, the page's header was updated with an announcement of the album's title and its release date, which ...
  • (Die (integrated circuit)) A die in the context of integrated circuits is a small block of semiconducting material, on which a given functional circuit is fabricated. ...
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