life vs dying

life and dying both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
life	Yes	No	No	No
dying	Yes	Yes	No	No

life (noun)	dying (noun)
living things collectively	the time when something ends
animation and energy in action or expression
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
a motive for living
a living person
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
the condition of living or the state of being alive
a characteristic state or mode of living
the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
the period between birth and the present time
the period from the present until death
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

life (adjective)	dying (adjective)
	in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
	eagerly desirous