Dying definition
About to die.
Dying patients.
adjective
Dying is defined as waning or about to disappear, or just about to pass away.
verb
The body begins to process food at a slower rate, so constipation is a very common side effect of the process – as is losing control of bowel movements and urination.
verb
The breathing cycle might also change, with longer periods of time between breathes and more shallow breathing.
verb
When someone is near death their mind and physical body begins to start shutting down each system. The changes in each bodily system are very gradual and can build up over time.
verb
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The person may not wake easily.
verb
The body begins to slow down the circulation of blood throughout the body, which means that the hands and feet of the person get very cold and numb.
verb
The person might become disoriented really easily, losing their way, becoming dizzy, and getting confused.
verb
A person may become moody or withdrawn.
verb
Hearing is one of the last senses to be lost and may be present until the end of the person’s life.
When you have one day left to live and you are on your death bed, this is an example of a time when you are dying.
When the light is fading away slowly at the end of the day, this is an example of dying light.
verb
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Drawing to an end; declining.
In the dying hours of the legislative session.
adjective
Done or uttered just before death.
A dying request.
adjective
Coming near to an end.
A dying culture.
adjective
Of or at the time of death.
His dying words.
adjective
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A ceasing to live or exist; death.
noun
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
His dying words were of his mother.
Until my dying day.
His dying bed.
adjective
(plural only) Those who are currently expiring, moribund.
The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.
noun
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
dying
Plural:
dyings