perish
verb (used without object)
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc..
am perishing
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present progressiveof perish (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Mother and I are going to call on them, but I do not know when that will be; and I have heard so much about the doctor's secretary that I am perishing to see her.
From The Girl at Cobhurst by Frank Richard Stockton
I am perishing to have Chicken Little see my present.”
From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Lily Munsell Ritchie
He swallowed a little, then feebly articulated, "I am perishing for want of food."
From Thaddeus of Warsaw by Jane Porter
I know for certain I am perishing for love of you; I love you more and more; the end of it will be that you must go with me when I go away.
From Pan by Knut Hamsun
No doubt he is now far hence, seeking me with anxiety and distraction; while I, as far distant from him, am perishing here.'
From The New-York Weekly Magazine or Miscellaneous Repository. Alphonso and Marina by Various
