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
It is a pathetic spectacle, this civilization which has perished, or is perishing, without the poor consolation of a history to record its sufferings.
From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest
The city is perishing, my Lord has pronounced our death ...”
From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Epiphanius Wilson
"She is perishing of want," rejoined the old man.
From Ten Girls from Dickens by Kate Dickinson Sweetser
