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perishing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
perishing
(adjective)
perish
(verb)
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perishing
/
ˈ
perɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
perishing
/
ˈ
perɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of PERISHING
British, informal
1
:
very cold
It is
perishing
out here.
Why don't we light a fire? I am
perishing
.
a
perishing cold
day
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old-fashioned
:
very annoying
a
perishing
nuisance
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