Dying

During a casual chat with Anirud about his school, friends and life in general, he said with a sort of worried tone "M said that her mom is dying appa. But her mom is coming to the school daily to pick up M. How could this happen?". For a moment, we thought that his friend's mom could have been seriously ill. But then, we know who that person is and more than that, know very well that she was not ill. Upon digging further, it seems that his friend M could have meant 'dyeing'. How easy it would have been, had she used the word 'colouring'? :)