| moribund definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | dying | 238 sets |
| 2 | dying, on the way out | 57 sets |
| 3 | on the point of death | 45 sets |
| 4 | about to die or end | 43 sets |
| 5 | close to death; in a dying state | 28 sets |
| 6 | at the point of death | 28 sets |
| 7 | near death | 20 sets |
| 8 | (adj.) dying, on the way out | 19 sets |
| 9 | about to die | 18 sets |
| 10 | dying; near death | 16 sets |
| 11 | obsolescent | 15 sets |
| 12 | approaching death; nearly obsolete | 14 sets |
| 13 | on the point of dying. | 13 sets |
| 14 | adj. approaching death; nearly obsolete | 13 sets |
| 15 | close to death | 13 sets |
| 16 | a dying | 12 sets |
| 17 | on the point of dying | 11 sets |
| 18 | approaching death; about to die | 9 sets |
| 19 | flourishing, thriving | 9 sets |
| 20 | near death; about to die | 9 sets |
| 21 | adj. dying | 9 sets |
| 22 | dying, decaying | 9 sets |
| 23 | close to death; in a dying state. | 9 sets |
| 24 | dying; at the point of death; cf. death | 9 sets |
| 25 | in a dying state | 9 sets |
| 26 | adj. on the point of dying. | 8 sets |
| 27 | dying, ending | 8 sets |
| 28 | dying. | 8 sets |
| 29 | in a dying state; near death | 8 sets |
| 30 | near death; dying | 7 sets |
| 31 | close to death; dying | 7 sets |
| 32 | in a dying state, near death | 6 sets |
| 33 | dying, near death | 6 sets |
| 34 | the point of death, about to die | 6 sets |
| 35 | robust | 5 sets |
| 36 | in a dying state; near death. | 5 sets |
| 37 | being in the state of dying; approaching death | 5 sets |
| 38 | adj. close to death; in a dying state | 5 sets |
| 39 | at the point of death, dying | 5 sets |
| 40 | (adj) dying, on the way out | 5 sets |