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Meanings of dying away in English

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Usage of dying away in English
1
It breathed of deathless sorrow and mounted dying away to the heavens.
Essays on Russian Novelists
2
The crashing of the orchestra ceased, dying away almost to a whisper.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ...
3
Only the put-put of the motor, rapidly dying away, remained of him.
The Boy Scout Aviators
4
While the echoes were dying away, the brave Colonel ordered a charge.
Sketches of the Covenanters
5
The chant was repeated, the words dying away into a long murmur.
The Golden Scorpion
6
It disappeared, however, almost immediately, dying away in his usual melancholy absorption.
Between Whiles
7
The lamp was dying away, but she could still see him plainly.
The Story of Bessie Costrell
8
It had, however, lately, in shore, given signs of dying away altogether.
The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea
9
The paean was dying away in the direction of the forest.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
10
She had heard the shouts of the pursuers dying away in the distance.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
11
The Prince listened to her footsteps dying away in the corridor.
The Illustrious Prince
12
Again the flute was heard gradually dying away in the distance.
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
13
And I heard his outlandish laughter dying away in the distance.
The Green Eyes of Bâst
14
And then I heard their footsteps dying away in the distance.
Uncle Max
15
The gold was dying away from the edges of the clouds.
December Love
16
His footsteps echoed through the great house, finally dying away in the distance.
Tales of the Wilderness
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Dying away through the time
Dying away across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Less common