気力がつきかけていた: What meaning does かける have here? And which つき is this?

Question

頭のどこかで諦めてしまっている。体に力が入らず、何より気力がつきかけていた。

I'm not sure how to interpret the meaning of かける in this sentence. What meaning does it have here?

Also, is this つき尽き or 付き?

Definition #23 at EDICT - "to be about to...". I think we have a duplicate of this somewhere. — senshin, Nov 01 '15 at 05:53
@virmaior You think so? This looks to me like 尽きる "to run out"... — senshin, Nov 01 '15 at 07:16
Context: 頭のどこかで諦めてしまっている。体に力が入らず、何より気力がつきかけていた。 — Fate, Nov 01 '15 at 07:53
@senshin it's not the first time I've been wrong! Thanks for the correction. That does make much better sense. — virmaior, Nov 01 '15 at 09:51

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 17 '20 at 08:18

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It's 尽き

かける means almost

Example:

終わりかけた

(I) almost finished

edited Jun 17 '20 at 08:18

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answered Nov 04 '15 at 05:52

ShikiGami

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