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- Dictionaryperishing/ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. used for emphasis or to express annoyance: informal, dated British "I could murder that perishing kid!"
- 2. extremely cold: informal British "it's perishing in the tent"
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Perishing definition: causing destruction, ruin, extreme discomfort, or death. See examples of PERISHING used in a sentence.
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extremely cold: Wear your coat, it's perishing out there! He's out there in the perishing cold. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cold. Arctic. Baltic. bitingly. bitter.
1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?" (George Bernard Shaw). 2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish" (A.J. Balfour). 3.
1. : to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist. recollection of a past already long since perished Philip Sherrard. guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat C. B. Davis. 2. chiefly British : deteriorate, spoil. transitive verb. 1. chiefly British : to cause to die : destroy. 2. : weaken, benumb. Synonyms.
to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: Three hundred people perished in the earthquake. He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to stop living. die My dog died last week.
perish. 2 meanings: 1. informal (of weather, etc) extremely cold 2. slang (intensifier qualifying something undesirable).... Click for more definitions.
Definition of perishing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
