dying

dying is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Die. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Die
2. adjective. In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies.
3. adjective. Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.
4. noun. The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life.
5. noun. the time when something ends

   "it was the death of all his plans"

   "a dying of old hopes"

   Synonyms: death, demise

6. adjective. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

   "a dying man"

   "his dying wish"

7. adjective. eagerly desirous

   "anxious to see the new show at the museum"

   "dying to hear who won"

   Synonyms: anxious

Synonyms

death, demise, anxious

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dying:

dingy

Common word forms

dyings, dyingly, dyingness

Words from these letters

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