- present participle of perish.
perishing
Example Sentences
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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
Levin yelled out into the roar, anything to take his mind off the thought of perishing in a landslide.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022
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
“Will you tell us about the new house, Bull? I’m perishing from curiosity,” Lillian spoke.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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