Perishing
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of something that perishes; decay or destruction.
"Since the world of becoming, of origins and perishings, is deficient in true Being, it cannot be known in the best sense."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of perish form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Extremely cold.
- 2 Extreme; used of environmental or bodily conditions.
"If many more white men knew of this method of obtaining and extracting water, there would be, perhaps, many saved from the horrors of perishing thirst."
Example
More examples"Salt prevents food from perishing."
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