die of

verb

died of; dying of; dies of

: to die because of (something)

My uncle died of cancer.

She died of old age.

They say that he died of a broken heart.

—sometimes used figuratively to say something causes a lot of discomfort, distress, etc.

I almost died of embarrassment.

Would you like some water? You must be dying of thirst.

Examples of die of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One died of blunt force trauma and heat stroke, eight others died of heat stroke, and two of the dogs had been cremated and no cause of death was determined, the office said. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026

The actress died of congestive heart failure at 82 years old in January 1990. — Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

In a subsequent investigation, authorities found that Sit kept the animals in small crates in a hot van, where the animals died of heat stroke. — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Sanz’s parents, Mariano and Beatriz, told TMZ that their daughter died of a heart issue after going into cardiac arrest on Monday. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for die of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove