adj

perishing

adj

Bitterly cold.

"It was perishing outside, so we stayed by the fire."

How to Use Perishing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishExtremely cold — a British informal way to describe freezing weather.

When to use it

Informal, chiefly British English, as in "it's perishing out there!"

more perishing comparative, perishings plural, most perishing superlative

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It was _____ outside, so we stayed by the fire.

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