dying

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

the time when something ends (Freq. 1)
- it was the death of all his plans
- a dying of old hopes
• Syn:
death, demise
• Ant:
birth (for: death)
• Derivationally related forms:
die, die (for: death)
• Hypernyms:
end, ending
• Hyponyms:
grave
• Part Holonyms:
life, lifetime, life-time, lifespan

II - adjective

1. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be (Freq. 2)
- a dying man
- his dying wish
- a dying fire
- a dying civilization
• Ant:
nascent
• Similar to:
moribund, last
2. eagerly desirous
- anxious to see the new show at the museum
- dying to hear who won
• Syn:
anxious
• Similar to:
eager
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  anxious(p), dying(p), death, demise
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  nascent, birth