deathbed
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deathbeds
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deathbeds
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEATHBED
on your deathbed
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in the bed that you will soon die in
— often used figuratively to say that someone is very close to dying or very sick
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She made a startling confession on her deathbed. [=just before she died]
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She's convinced that the old man is on his deathbed, but he looks healthy enough to me.
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I was so sick with the flu—practically on my deathbed.
— deathbed
adjective, always used before a noun-
a deathbed confession [=a confession made just before someone dies]
