different between laughing vs dying

English

Etymology

From Middle English lawghynge; equivalent to laugh +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l??f??/
• Rhymes: -??f??

Noun

laughing (countable and uncountable, plural laughings)

1. The action of the verb to laugh.

Verb

laughing

1. present participle of laugh

Usage notes

As with other present participles, laughing can be used as an adjective:

The Laughing Cavalier

laughing hyena

Likewise, as with other gerunds, laughing can be used as a verbal noun:

Laughing could be heard all the way from the back of the room!

Synonyms

• (as a gerund): hilarity, laughter

Derived terms

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da?.??/
• Homophone: dyeing

Etymology 1

die +? -ing

Adjective

dying (not comparable)

1. Approaching death; about to die; moribund.

   The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!

   a dying fire

   The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying.

2. Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.

   In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.

3. Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

   His dying words were of his mother.

   until my dying day

   his dying bed

Antonyms

• nascent

Translations

Noun

dying (countable and uncountable, plural dyings)

1. The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.

Translations

Verb

dying

1. present participle of die

Etymology 2

dye +? -ing

Verb

dying

1. (nonstandard) present participle of dye

Anagrams

• dingy