perishing

Meaning

Adj

1. Extremely cold.
2. Extreme; used of environmental or bodily conditions.

Verb

present participle and gerund of perish

Noun

The act of something that perishes; decay or destruction.

perish

1. (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
2. (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
3. (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to perish.

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Synonyms

dying

destruction

disappearing

wasting

decaying

falling dead

falling

decay

loss

perishable

coming to an end

as in

decline

destroying

disappearance

drowning

dying away

failure

shrinking

sinking down

near one’s end

Translations

الموت

lausig

umkommend

Umkommen

Sterben am Wegesrand

vergankelijk

agonizante