<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>Died</li><li>Dying</li><li>To cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.</li><li>Synonyms: depart, expire (of something inanimate)</li><li>To cease to exist: The laughter died on his lips.</li><li>To lose force, strength, or active qualities: Superstitions die slowly.</li><li>To cease to function; stop: The motor died.</li><li>To be no longer subject; become indifferent: to die to worldly matters.</li><li>To pass gradually; fade or subside gradually (usually followed by away, out, or down): The storm slowly died down.</li><li>Theology: to lose spiritual life.</li><li>To faint or languish.</li><li>To suffer as if fatally: I'm dying of boredom!</li><li>To pine with desire, love, longing, etc.: I'm dying to see my home again.</li><li>To desire or want keenly or greatly: I'm dying for a cup of coffee.</li><li>To die off: Her friends are dying off.</li><li>To cease to exist; become extinct: Both lines of the family died out before the turn of the century.</li><li>To die away; fade; subside: The roar of the engines died out as the rocket vanished into the clouds.</li><li>To become calm or quiet; subside.</li><li>(of a sound) to become weaker or fainter and then cease: The hoofbeats gradually died away.</li></ul></li></ul>