Dictionary Check: dying

"dying" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

Example: "a dying man"
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adjective

eagerly desirous

Example: "anxious to see the new show at the museum"
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noun

the time when something ends

Example: "it was the death of all his plans"
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verb

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Example: "She died from cancer"
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verb

suffer or face the pain of death

Example: "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
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die
verb

be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame

Example: "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"
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die

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