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}]

ding

1. Synonym for {feep}. Usage: rare among hackers, but

commoner in the {Real World}.

2. "dinged": What happens when someone in authority gives you

a minor bitching about something, especially something

trivial. "I was dinged for having a messy desk."

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