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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This week, 11 children died of flu, bringing the 2024–2025 pediatric death toll to 68. —

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025 Not when the sport’s most iconic driver had just died of the very injury Hinton had been warning about. —

Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2025 How Family Honors Late Daughter And Sister Following Cancer By Alyce Collins Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A family's heartbreaking way of honoring their daughter and sister who died of ovarian cancer last year has left social media in tears. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Beverly Byron, a conservative Democrat who represented Western Maryland in the House of Representatives for 14 years, died of heart failure Sunday at her Frederick home. —

Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for die of