perishing

[ per-i-shing ]

/ ˈpɛr ɪ ʃɪŋ /

adjective

causing destruction, ruin, extreme discomfort, or death: lost in the perishing cold.

Origin of perishing

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at perish, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM perishing

per·ish·ing·ly, adverbnon·per·ish·ing, adjectiveun·per·ish·ing, adjective

Words nearby perishing

periscope, periscopic, perish, perishable, perished, perishing, perish the thought, perisigmoiditis, perisperm, perispermatitis, perisplanchnitis

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Example sentences from the Web for perishing

In "the haste of the workers, the feeling for form itself, the ear and eye for the melody of movements are [. . .] perishing."
Zany, Cute, Interesting: What the Words We Use Say About Us|Benjamin Lytal|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In these days he got dead drunk on oatmeal porridge, while he produced a perishing ecstasy on bread and milk.
The Divine Fire|May Sinclair
The Indian knew not then who he was, nor why he had ventured so far into the desert at the risk of perishing.
The Prairie Flower|Gustave Aimard
Most of the men who sought other shelter went to the saloons and by the big red-hot stoves kept from perishing.
Broke|Edwin A. Brown

Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
But the world can afford to live without solving this doubt, and leave his perishing vesture of decay to its repose.
Our Hundred Days in Europe|Oliver Wendell Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for perishing

perishing

/ (ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ) /

adjective

informal (of weather, etc) extremely cold

slang (intensifier qualifying something undesirable)it's a perishing nuisance!

Derived forms of perishing

perishingly, adverb

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单词	perishing
释义	perishing [ per-i-shing ] / ˈpɛr ɪ ʃɪŋ / adjective causing destruction, ruin, extreme discomfort, or death: lost in the perishing cold. Origin of perishing late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at perish, -ing² OTHER WORDS FROM perishing per·ish·ing·ly, adverbnon·per·ish·ing, adjectiveun·per·ish·ing, adjective Words nearby perishing periscope, periscopic, perish, perishable, perished, perishing, perish the thought, perisigmoiditis, perisperm, perispermatitis, perisplanchnitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perishing In "the haste of the workers, the feeling for form itself, the ear and eye for the melody of movements are [. . .] perishing." Zany, Cute, Interesting: What the Words We Use Say About Us\|Benjamin Lytal\|October 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In these days he got dead drunk on oatmeal porridge, while he produced a perishing ecstasy on bread and milk. The Divine Fire\|May Sinclair The Indian knew not then who he was, nor why he had ventured so far into the desert at the risk of perishing. The Prairie Flower\|Gustave Aimard Most of the men who sought other shelter went to the saloons and by the big red-hot stoves kept from perishing. Broke\|Edwin A. Brown Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version\|Various But the world can afford to live without solving this doubt, and leave his perishing vesture of decay to its repose. Our Hundred Days in Europe\|Oliver Wendell Holmes British Dictionary definitions for perishing perishing / (ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ) / adjective informal (of weather, etc) extremely cold slang (intensifier qualifying something undesirable)it's a perishing nuisance! Derived forms of perishing perishingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to perishing disintegrate, crumble, wither, cease, disappear, vanish, rot, succumb, pass away, decease, depart, collapse, pass, corrupt, expire, demise, fall, go, end, waste
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perishing

adjective

Origin of perishing

OTHER WORDS FROM perishing

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Example sentences from the Web for perishing

British Dictionary definitions for perishing

adjective

Derived forms of perishing

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