1
a
: approaching death
a dying man
He had come back three years earlier to care for his dying mother.—Jeff Tietz
: gradually ceasing to be
the dying day
a dying fire
b
: having reached an advanced or ultimate stage of decay or disuse
a dying civilization
a dying tradition
2
: of, relating to, or occurring at the time of death or dying
recorded his dying words
promised to fulfill her dying wishes
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