DYING
What does "DYING" mean?
Ceasing to live; approaching the end of life or existence.
Meanings
- On the point of death; failing. She held the dying candle close to read the last page.
- Present participle of die: ceasing to live or function. The signal kept dying every time the train entered a tunnel.
- Wanting something intensely. I'm dying for a cup of coffee. informal
- The process or moment of death. Hospice workers ease the dying of those in their care. formal
Word origin
Present participle of 'die', from Old Norse 'deyja' (to die), related to Old English 'diegan'; English kept the verb but mostly borrowed the noun 'death' from native roots.
Remember it
DYING is DYE + ING: the color drains, the cloth fades.
A little poem
The bonfire lowers-
one last ember thinks it owns
the whole black field still.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told my friend the battery was dying. He asked if it had any last requests.
What it teaches
A thing that is dying is still, for this one moment, entirely alive.
Quick facts
What does DYING mean?
Ceasing to live; approaching the end of life or existence.
Is DYING a valid word?
Yes — DYING is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DYING?
DYING has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DYING come from?
Present participle of 'die', from Old Norse 'deyja' (to die), related to Old English 'diegan'; English kept the verb but mostly borrowed the noun 'death' from native roots.
What can DYING teach us?
A thing that is dying is still, for this one moment, entirely alive.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.