Word Type

Adjective

Verb

Noun

Adjective

The word "dying" can be used as adjective, verb, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

nascent nascent

Causes

beeing dead beeing earthed bodily functions ceasing born again cause suffering in living cease to exist cessation of life change color change of color dead death death and decay decaying eternal suffering friends and relatives to cry funeral getting buried getting cold grief grief to family members heart stops beating joy among dead's foe make friends sad might buried no longer exist non existence object's color to changed other people to cry other people to hert pain promises to broken relatives to grieve relief remaining people to unhappy sadness stop breathing unable to work widow pines for would cease to exist

Derived Terms

Great Dying assisted dying dying breed dying declaration dying gasp dying pig dying quail dying room dying seconds dyingly dyingness like a dying duck in a thunderstorm never-dying nondying to one's dying day undying until one's dying day with one's dying breath

Derived From

die dye

Inflected/Variant Forms

die dye

Has Part

effect of decomposition

Context

nonstandard

Prerequisites

cessation of brain activity cessation of life desease accident or old age giving up heart to stop beating life live living living first loss of life no longer breathing

Subevents

blood comes out of eyes blood flow within brain ceases fear feeling pain and fear gasp and gurgle hold dog lose control of mind pain pray to god reflect on life remember life remembering life rigor mortis sets in rinsing screaming out for help shut down of body functions shutting down of organs sickness stop breathing taking last breath think about life unconsciousness utter unmemorable last words write will

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

end ending

Type Of (IsA)

simple fact of life

Related Terms

about death decline die end moribund terminal

Similar Terms

eager last last moribund moribund

Synonym Network

anxious death

Used For

balance to life being born to eternal life changing color of changing color of fiber changing colors circle of life continuing cycle of life end of life end of living ending life ending live everyone finding god leaving world meeting maker mortals moving on into next world not living anymore recoloring rest for weary who in fatal accidents who very ill who victims of war

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