Meaning of dying in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

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  1. Noun

    dying

    Definitions

    1. the time when something ends

    Examples

    • « it was the death of all his plans »
    • « a dying of old hopes »

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Famous quotes

  • « Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death. »
    Annie Lennox
  • « Truth sits upon the lips of dying men. »
    Matthew Arnold
  • « Smoking is the now the principal avoidable cause of premature death in Britain. It hits the worst off people hardest of all. Smoking is one of the principal causes of the health gap which leads to poorer people being ill more often and dying sooner. »
    Frank Dobson
  • « There's so many things I want to do. I want to work with great filmmakers, great actors, great scripts. And there's no reason for me to do anything short of that, because I'm 24, I don't have a family, I don't need to make tons of money, and I'm not dying to get famous. »
    Tobey Maguire
  • « I don't like travelling. Which is ridiculous. And it's not because I'm afraid of dying on the plane or anything. I just like to stay at home. »
    Rachel Weisz

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