I'm dying
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Meaning · English
Indicates that the speaker is laughing hard or uncontrollably.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Let's eat now. I'm dying of hunger.Chúng ta ăn thôi. Tôi sắp chết vì đói rồi.
Tatoeba sentence #1344022 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “I'm dying” mean?
Indicates that the speaker is laughing hard or uncontrollably.
Is “I'm dying” formal or informal?
I'm dying is generally slang.