Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DY'ING, ppr. [from die.]

1. Losing life; perishing; expiring; fading away; languishing.
2. adj. Mortal; destined to death; as, dying bodies.
3. Given, uttered, or manifested just before death; as, dying words; a dying request; dying love.
4. Supporting a dying person; as, a dying bed.
5. Pertaining to death; as, a dying hour.