perish
verb (used without object)
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc..
have been perishing
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present perfect progressiveof perish.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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He says that for twenty centuries these millions have been "perishing."
From Love's Final Victory by Horatio
I am afraid it must have been perishing here, as it was in the town.
From The Shadow of the Rope by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
