perishing

per·ish  (prsh)

v. per·ished, per·ish·ing, per·ish·es

v.intr.

1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?" (George Bernard Shaw).

2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish" (A.J. Balfour).

3. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.

v.tr.

To bring to destruction; destroy: "Many foul blights/Perish'd his hard won gains" (Thomas Hood).

Idiom:

perish the thought

Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.

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[Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, periss-, to perish, from Latin perre : per-, per- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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perishing

Adjective

1. Informal (of weather) extremely cold

2. Slang confounded or blasted: get rid of the perishing lot!

Translations

perishing [ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ] adj (Brit) (inf) (cold) → glacial(e)

perishing [ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ] perish (Brit) (inf) adj it's perishing (cold) → es ist eisig kalt

perishing [ˈpɛrɪʃɪŋ] adj (BRIT ) (col): it's perishing (cold) → fa un freddo da morire