- ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
- of, relating to, or associated with death: his dying hour.
- given, uttered, or manifested just before death: her dying words.
- drawing to a close; ending: the dying year.
- the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.
- the present participle of die 1
- relating to or occurring at the moment of death
