умирали

were dying

ʊ mʲ ɪ r a lʲ ɪ → умирать
умира die + ли Past plural
verb · plural, past tense Rare #41,021
were dying Can also mean “died” when describing repeated or ongoing events.
RU: Люди умирали от болезни.
EN: People were dying of the disease.
Conjugation of умирать
Indicative past

Умирали с голода.

They were starving.

— Парень из гетто (2019)

В домах, куда она заходила, умирали дети.

Children died in the houses she visited.

— Ночной дозор (2004)