perish
verb (used without object)
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc..
was perishing
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past progressiveof perish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As it seemed Notre Dame was perishing last night, I was heartbroken.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2019
It was perishing cold in France last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the saint deemed right to impart the spiritual and eternal food unto those who had prepared for him the food which was perishing and earthly.
From The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by James O'Leary
Representatives of the people, the Republic was perishing.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
"Oh! father, go seek for Ranald, for I dreamt to-night he was perishing in the snow!"
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
