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perishing
per·ish P0196800 (pĕr′ĭsh)v. per·ished, per·ish·ing, per·ish·es v.intr.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. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.v.tr. To bring to destruction; destroy: "Many foul blights / Perish'd his hard won gains" (Thomas Hood).Idiom: perish the thought Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.
[Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, periss-, to perish, from Latin perīre : per-, per- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]perishing (ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ) adj1. informal (of weather, etc) extremely cold2. slang (intensifier qualifying something undesirable): it's a perishing nuisance!. ˈperishingly advTranslations
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