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  • present participle of perish.
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perishing

[per-i-shing] / ˈpɛr ɪ ʃɪŋ /












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They looked absolutely freezing, which was not a surprise as it was a perishing January night in Lancashire.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

All that’s clear is massive landmarks are perishing and that you need to run.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

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

Years of anecdotal reports from other golden lovers as well as scattershot studies seemed to support the idea that something was wrong: Were the big, sweet dogs now perishing earlier than their forebears?

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2023

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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