Dying
Dying adjective - Nearly dead.
Usage example: we watered the dying plants just in time
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Expy of Venice in the 2003 anime version is dying in two senses - it's sinking under the water (and will be gone in a decade), which is causing people to leave it in droves.
Source: Dying Town -
Which makes this the first time Sonic's ever been able enter water without sinking like a rock or dying instantly.
Source: Double Jump -
Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall is shown dying during the sinking when he actually survived (and was on the first boat picked up by Carpathia).
Source: Series / Titanic (1996)
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