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  • present participle of perish.
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perishing

[per-i-shing] / ˈpɛr ɪ ʃɪŋ /












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The young meat-eater had chomped off the hind legs of two parrot-like dinosaurs called caenagnathids before perishing itself.

From National Geographic Dec. 8, 2023

It’s a symbiotic relationship that won’t be perishing anytime soon.

From Salon Dec. 2, 2023

And she claimed her second victim in her second over, Sarah Bryce perishing for 13 from nine balls when a mis-timed shot resulted in a leading edge that was easily gathered by wicketkeeper Nicole Faltum.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2023

Levin yelled out into the roar, anything to take his mind off the thought of perishing in a landslide.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2022

Not being killed in a car accident may be 99 percent certain, while 98 percent of us may avoid perishing in a household accident.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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