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noun

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as in dying

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perishing

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verb

present participle of perish
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as in falling
to stop living 12 people perished in the plane crash

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as in rotting
chiefly British to go through decomposition after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out

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“Perishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perishing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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