dying
adjective /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/Definition
› very ill and likely to die soon: She nursed her dying husband for months.Death and dying › describes a tradition or industry that is becoming much less common or importantStarting, succeeding and failing in business › happening at the time someone dies, or connected with that time: Beethoven's dying words are said to have been "I shall hear in heaven."Death and dying
(Definition of dying adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- administration noun (BUSINESS CLOSING)
- axe noun
- bankrupt verb
- bankruptcy noun
- branch out phrasal verb
- bust adjective (BUSINESS)
- charter verb (OFFICIAL START)
- establishment noun (START)
- float verb (BUSINESS)
- growing pains noun (DIFFICULTIES)
- locate verb (MOVE)
- moribund adjective
- official receiver noun
- organic growth noun
- prosper verb
- receiver noun (PERSON)
- shut (sth) down phrasal verb
- venture noun
- wind (sth) down phrasal verb
- wind sth up phrasal verb
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