verb
- present participle of die; the process of ceasing to live or losing vitality
- present participle of die; to gradually fade, diminish, or come to an end
- present participle of die; to stop functioning or operating
Usage: most common sense
Usage: figurative use
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old tree is slowly dieing from lack of water.
- The music was dieing away as the concert ended.
- My phone battery is dieing; I need to charge it soon.
- The patient was dieing peacefully in the hospital.
- The fire is dieing down now that we stopped adding wood.
- The tradition is dieing out as fewer young people participate.
- The engine started dieing when we ran out of fuel.