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dying roaring

dying roaring is the present participle and gerund of die roaring.

Meaning of die roaring

Verb

die roaring (third-person singular simple present dies roaring, present participle dying roaring, simple past and past participle died roaring)

  1. (Ireland, colloquial, dated) To die in agony, especially as divine punishment for a wicked life.
    • May you die roaring like Doran's bull!1910, Patrick Weston Joyce, “Comparisons”, in English as we speak it in Ireland, London: Longmans, Green, page 137

Questions about dying roaring

What is dying roaring the present participle and gerund of?
Dying roaring is the present participle and gerund of die roaring.

Words near dying roaring in the dictionary

  1. dying pig
  2. dying pigs
  3. dying prematurely
  4. dying quail
  5. dying quails
  6. dying roaring
  7. dying roaring for a priest
  8. dying room
  9. dying rooms
  10. dying seconds
  11. dying the way one lived

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