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  • present participle of perish.
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perishing

[per-i-shing] / ˈpɛr ɪ ʃɪŋ /












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All that’s clear is massive landmarks are perishing and that you need to run.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2024

The young meat-eater had chomped off the hind legs of two parrot-like dinosaurs called caenagnathids before perishing itself.

From National Geographic Dec. 8, 2023

Years of anecdotal reports from other golden lovers as well as scattershot studies seemed to support the idea that something was wrong: Were the big, sweet dogs now perishing earlier than their forebears?

From Slate Oct. 9, 2023

Over recent years, there have been many similar examples of migrants perishing during their journey, but no single event as deadly as what was discovered on Monday.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2022

“When a man’s alone on these flats, with a light head and a light stomach, perishing of cold and want, he hears nothin’ all night, but guns firing, and voices calling.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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