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perishing
per·ish·ing [ pérrishing ]


adjective  U.K. 
Definition:
 
1. cold: extremely cold
a perishing easterly wind
2. used for emphasis: used to emphasize how annoying something or somebody is ( dated informal )
a perishing nuisance

per·ish·ing·ly adverb
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