perish
verb (used without object)
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc..
is perishing
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present progressiveof perish (3rd 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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Poland has not yet perished," he said, echoing the words of the national anthem, "but it is perishing.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the articles of contemporary belief holds that the novel is perishing, that film alone is fresh and relevant.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Help, help--a man is perishing, save him--help, for God's sake, help--it's life or death!"
From The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] by Wilhelmine von Hillern
The world is now burdened with "gentlemen and ladies;" but it is perishing for the want of men and women.
From Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings by Robert Graham
The world is perishing for lack of it.
From Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study by Dwight Lyman Moody
