dying

[/ˈdaɪɪŋ/]

verb (present participle)/adjective

morrendo/agonizando/moribundo

1. in the process of ceasing to live; approaching death

The old man is dying in the hospital.

O velho está morrendo no hospital.

2. gradually ceasing to exist or function

The fire is dying down.

O fogo está se apagando.

3. experiencing intense desire or need (colloquial)

I'm dying for a cup of coffee.

Estou morrendo de vontade de tomar um café.

4. extremely funny or amusing (slang)

That joke was dying; I laughed so hard.

Aquela piada foi demais; ri muito.

NYC Slang

dying (used same way in NYC slang for something extremely funny: "yo, that's dying")

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

morrendo/agonizando

Most common usage in all contexts

São Paulo

morrendo de vontade

Colloquial expression for intense desire

Rio de Janeiro

se apagando/acabando

Used for things fading or ending

Portugal

a morrer/agonizante

More formal; 'a morrer' is more commonly used than in Brazil

dying for something (wanting something intensely)

dying to do something (eager to do something)

dying out (becoming extinct or disappearing)

dying breath (one's last moments of life)

die laughing/dying laughing (laughing extremely hard)

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