Dying - English meaning

noun

A continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one's body.

Usage examples:

The ache in her head worsened

verb

Suffer from a continuous dull pain.

Usage examples:

My legs ached from the previous day's exercise

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.

Usage examples:

He was treated in hospital for burns to his hands

noun

A small stream.

Usage examples:

There is a burn running through the flower beds

verb

(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.

Usage examples:

His driving licence expired

verb

(of something that lasts for a fixed length of time) to end or stop being in use

Usage examples:

My passport will expire next year.

verb

To come to an end after a fixed length of time

Usage examples:

A contract/lease/licence expires, this offer expires on 31 march 2012., set/scheduled/due to expire…

verb

(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.

Usage examples:

His driving licence expired

verb

Present participle of expire

Usage examples:

My passport expires next month., the contract between the two companies will expire at the end of t…

noun

An uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.

Usage examples:

But shortly after ben began eating his lunch, his child-care provider noticed he seemed to be tryin…

verb

Be the site of or cause an itch.

Usage examples:

The bite itched like crazy

verb

To have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with something hard

Usage examples:

My insect bites are itching., i have an itch on the back of my neck., [ + to infinitive ] he has an…

adjective

Measuring a great distance from end to end.

Usage examples:

A long corridor

adverb

(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).

verb

Have a strong wish or desire.

Usage examples:

She longed for a little more excitement

adjective

(of a person) at the point of death.

Usage examples:

On examination she was moribund and dehydrated

adjective

Used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful

Usage examples:

The figures show a moribund remortgage market.

collocation

Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

phrasal verb

Die.

Usage examples:

She passed away in her sleep

verb

To go past or move beyond something or someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] a car passed us doing 70 miles per hour., [ i ] i was just passing by and stopped to say hell…

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

verb

To die, esp. as a result of an accident, violence, or war

Usage examples:

Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would perish from hunger and neglect.

verb

Have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.

Usage examples:

She yearned for a glimpse of him

verb

To desire something strongly, esp. something difficult or impossible to obtain

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] joy yearns to earn enough money from her job as a doctor’s assistant for her to…

noun

The basic monetary unit of japan.

Usage examples:

Whether it be for the lure of dollars or yen, or the start of a coaching career back in france rema…

verb

Feel a longing or yearning.

Usage examples:

It's no use yenning for the old simplicities