dying
adj 1: 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" [syn: {dying(a)}]
[ant: {aborning}]
2: (colloquial) eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show
at the museum"; "dying to hear who won" [syn: {anxious(p)},
{dying(p)}]
n : the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his
plans"; "a dying of old hopes" [syn: {death}, {demise}]
[ant: {birth}]