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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in death, dying
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perishing
verbpresent participle of perish
Synonyms & Antonyms of perishing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to stop living
- 12 people perished in the plane crash
Synonyms for perishing
- checking out,
- conking (out),
- croaking
- [slang],
- deceasing,
- demising,
- departing,
- dropping,
- dying,
- ending,
- exiting,
- expiring,
- falling,
- flatlining,
- going,
- kicking in
- [slang],
- kicking off
- [slang],
- parting,
- passing away,
- passing (on),
- pegging out
- [chiefly British],
- popping off,
- stepping out,
- succumbing
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Phrases Synonymous with perishing
- biting the dust,
- buying it
- (or buying the farm),
- giving up the ghost,
- kicking the bucket,
- snuffing it
- [British]
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2 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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