die of

phrasal verb

died of; dying of; dies of

: to die because of (something)

My uncle died of cancer.

She died of old age.

They say that he died of a broken heart.

—sometimes used figuratively to say something causes a lot of discomfort, distress, etc.

I almost died of embarrassment.

Would you like some water? You must be dying of thirst.

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The movie, now on Netflix, is a strong comeback vehicle for the Oscar-winning actress Comments There’s a story that soprano Maria Callas, secluded in her Paris apartment in the months before dying of a heart attack at 53, could be found paging sadly through her clippings. —

Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Since 2021, over 100,000 people have died of overdoses each year in the United States. —

Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024 Editor’s picks Payne died of multiple traumas, internal and external bleeding, and a cranial injury as a result of a fall from the third floor of the CasaSur hotel in Palermo Hollywood on Oct 16. —

Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024 When Hafez Assad died of chronic heart trouble in 2000, Bashar Assad was the heir apparent. —

Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die of