Dying vs. Dyeing
Dying and Dyeing Definitions
Dying
Present participle of die1.
Dyeing
A substance used to color materials. Also called dyestuff.
Dying
About to die
Dying patients.
Dyeing
A color imparted by dyeing.
Dying
Drawing to an end; declining
In the dying hours of the legislative session.
Dyeing
To color (a material), especially by soaking in a coloring solution.
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Dying
Done or uttered just before death
A dying request.
Dyeing
To take on or impart color.
Dying
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
A dying fire
The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.
Dyeing
Present participle of dye
Dying
Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
Dyeing
The act by which something is dyed.
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Dying
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
His dying words were of his mother.
Until my dying day
His dying bed
Dyeing
The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.
Dying
The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.
Dyeing
The use of dye to change the color of something permanently
Dying
Present participle of die
Dying
(nonstandard) dye
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Dying
In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.
Dying
Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.
Dying
The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.
Dying
The time when something ends;
It was the death of all his plans
A dying of old hopes
Dying
In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be;
A dying man
His dying wish
A dying fire
A dying civilization
Dying
Eagerly desirous;
Anxious to see the new show at the museum
Dying to hear who won
