how to pronounce dying

/ˈdaɪɪŋ/

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dying is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dying in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… bit more serious about not dying if the …”

meanings of dying

adjective:

Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

verb:

Present participle of dye.
Present participle of die.

noun:

The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.

dying frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word dying occurs in english on average 38.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.