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Dying vs Perishing - What's the difference?

dying | perishing |

As adjectives the difference between dying and perishing

is that dying is approaching death; about to die; moribund while perishing is extremely cold.

As verbs the difference between dying and perishing

is that dying is or dying can be (nonstandard) ) while perishing is .

As a noun dying

is (plurale tantum) those who are currently expiring, 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

    *

    perishing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • extremely cold.
  • *'>citation

    • Verb

    (head)