Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: deathbed
IPA transcription: [d'ɛθb,ɛd]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: deathbed
    Meaning: the last few hours before death
Usage examples
  • He grew still more pale under the electric light that bathed his deathbed.
  • After that last glimmer of life beside the deathbed of his son, the old Duc had practically ceased to be.
  • Some people even talked of a promise to his wife on her deathbed, and others of the son and the uncle not letting him.