dying
adjective
[ ˈdʌɪɪŋ ]
• on the point of death.
• "he visited his dying mother"
Similar:
terminally ill,
at death's door,
on one's deathbed,
in the jaws of death,
on the point of death,
near death,
passing away,
fading fast,
sinking fast,
expiring,
moribund,
breathing one's last,
not long for this world,
in extremis,
on one's last legs,
with one foot in the grave,
giving up the ghost,
Origin:
late 16th century: present participle of die1.
die
verb
• (of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.
• "he died of tuberculosis"
Similar:
pass away,
pass on,
lose one's life,
depart this life,
expire,
breathe one's last,
draw one's last breath,
meet one's end,
meet one's death,
lay down one's life,
be no more,
perish,
be lost,
go the way of the flesh,
go the way of all flesh,
go to glory,
go to one's last resting place,
go to meet one's maker,
cross the great divide,
cross the Styx,
give up the ghost,
kick the bucket,
bite the dust,
croak,
flatline,
conk out,
buy it,
turn up one's toes,
cash in one's chips,
go belly up,
shuffle off this mortal coil,
go the way of the dinosaurs,
push up the daisies,
be six feet under,
snuff it,
peg out,
pop one's clogs,
hop the twig/stick,
bite the big one,
buy the farm,
check out,
hand in one's dinner pail,
go bung,
exit,
decease,
• be very eager for something.
• "they must be dying for a drink"
Similar:
be very eager,
be very keen,
be desperate,
long,
yearn,
burn,
ache,
itch,
have a yen,
yen,
Opposite:
be reluctant,
• have an orgasm.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse deyja, of Germanic origin; related to dead.
