Definition of Dying
Dying

of Die

In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.

Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.

The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.

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Dying Quotations

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.
Mother Teresa

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Ronald Reagan

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.
John F. Kennedy

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.
Socrates

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.
Oscar Wilde

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
Oscar Wilde

The scene is dull. Tell him to put more life into his dying.
Samuel Goldwyn

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
George S. Patton

If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
Kurt Cobain

Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone's got to take care of all your details.
Andy Warhol

Dying Translations

dying in French is teignant, mourant
dying in German is sterbend
dying in Italian is morente