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Dying vs Drying - What's the difference?

dying | drying |

As nouns the difference between dying and drying

is that dying is those who are currently expiring, moribund while drying is the act of drying.

As verbs the difference between dying and drying

is that dying is present participle of lang=en while drying is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective dying

is approaching death; about to die; moribund.

dying

English

(wikipedia dying)

Etymology 1

Adjective

(-)
  • Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
    • The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
    dying fire
  • Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
    • In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
  • Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
    • His dying words were of his mother.
    until my dying day
    his dying bed
    Antonyms
    * nascent

    Noun

  • (plurale tantum) Those who are currently expiring, moribund.
    • The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying .
  • The process of approaching death; or, less precisely , death itself.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nonstandard) )

    • Anagrams

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    drying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • The act of drying.
  • A method of food preservation by removing water.