Dying and Quick

Dying

Dying adjective - Nearly dead.
Usage example: we watered the dying plants just in time

Quick is an antonym for dying.

Quick

Quick adjective - Having or showing life.
Usage example: after the battle, there was a hurried accounting of the quick and the dead

Dying is an antonym for quick.

Nearby Words: quicken, quickly, quickness, quickie

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / All Quiet on the Western Front When he realizes that Kemmerich is dying, he runs for the doctor:Paul: Come quick, Franz Kemmerich is dying!
  • Elvish Presley A quick gag in The Shepherd's Crown, when the dying down of an elf's glamour and imperiousness is described as "the elvish was leaving the building".
  • You Kill It, You Bought It He once again attempts to kill the protagonist but some quick thinking by the latter results in the former dying.
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