dying vs on the point of death

dying

noun

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

adj

  • Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end. 

  • Pertaining to death, or the moments before death. 

  • Approaching death; about to die; moribund. 

on the point of death

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