perishing
Meeting one's end
Perishing means dying or being destroyed, often gradually: The refugees were perishing from cold and hunger.
In British informal use, perishing is an intensifier meaning extremely or damned, especially about cold: It's perishing outside, I'm perishing cold.
The adjective can also describe something causing such discomfort: a perishing wind.
Cessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- demiseCessation of existence
- expirationEnd of validity
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
passing · decease · end · doom · fatal · terminal · last breath · succumbing
Involuntary bodily trembling
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
bitter · biting · bone-chilling · numb · exposure · chilled · frozen · icy
Breakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
spoilage · disintegration · withering · breakdown · festering · crumbling · moldering · corrosion
death
Cessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- demiseCessation of existence
- expirationEnd of validity
extinction · passing · decease · end · doom · fatal · terminal · last breath · succumbing · fading
shivering
Involuntary bodily trembling
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- numbnessLoss of sensation
windchill · bitter · biting · bone-chilling · numb · exposure · chilled · frozen · icy · raw
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- degradationDecline in condition
putrefaction · spoilage · disintegration · withering · breakdown · festering · crumbling · moldering · corrosion · atrophy
starving
Suffering extreme hunger
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
suffering · miserable · dying for · parched · ravenous · craving · longing · pining
perishingthriving
Succeeding vigorously
surviving · flourishing · living · enduring · prospering
perishingboiling
Liquid vaporization temperature
sweltering · scorching · roasting · baking · burning
perishingenduring
Persisting through time
lasting · eternal · imperishable · unperishing · immortal
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