Synonyms for Dying (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the time when something ends):
death, demise
WordNet sense 2 (eagerly desirous):
anxious
WordNet sense 3 (having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy):
eager
WordNet sense 4 (occurring at the time of death):
last
WordNet sense 5 (being on the point of death; breathing your last):
moribund
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