perishing Definition

perish
verb perishes, perished, perishing

intr
1. To die; to be destroyed or ruined.

Thesaurus: die, expire, pass away, fall, collapse, crumble, decay, decline, disintegrate, waste, wither.
intr
2a. Said of materials: to decay;

Thesaurus: decay, disintegrate, decompose, rot.
2b. To cause (materials) to decay or rot.

Etymology: 13c as perissen: from French perir, from Latin perire.

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perishing
adj

1. colloq
Said of weather, etc: very cold.
2. old use, colloq
Damned, infernal or confounded.

Derivative: perishingly
adverb