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Definition of "perishing" [perishing]

  • Extremely cold. (adjective)
  • Present participle of perish. (verb)

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Use "perishing" in a sentence
  • "First off, we wouldn't have to buy heating oil to avoid freezing, and reportedly not have to run an A/C to keep from perishing from the humidity and heat."
  • "Too many are barely surviving and perishing from the greed of these profiteers without conscience."
  • "To rescue good books from perishing is one of the main objects of book-collecting."
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