- perishingly
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perishingly
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perishingly — adverb : in a manner or to a degree causing extreme discomfort or hardship : bitterly, extremely, very perishingly humid in the fall Alan Moorehead a half a gale of perishingly cold wind Llewellyn Howland promises all kinds of miracles in his… … Useful english dictionary
perishingly — perishing ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal 1) extremely cold. 2) dated used for emphasis or to express annoyance. DERIVATIVES perishingly adverb … English terms dictionary
perishing — perishingly, adv. /per i shing/, adj. causing destruction, ruin, extreme discomfort, or death: lost in the perishing cold. [1400 50; late ME; see PERISH, ING2] * * * … Universalium
perishing — adjective spoken especially BrE 1 weather that is perishing is very cold: It s really perishing this morning! 2 feeling very cold: Let s go indoors. I m perishing! 3 old fashioned used to describe someone or something that is annoying you: Tell… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
1971–72 South African cricket season (chronological match reports) — See also: 1971 72 South African cricket season Transvaal B v Orange Free State (29 October 1 November) Transvaal B (8pts) drew with Orange Free State (8pts) Transvaal B won the toss at the New Wanderers No. 1 Oval at Johannesburg and elected to… … Wikipedia
Currie Cup Section B in 1971–72 — See also: 1971 72 South African cricket season Transvaal B v Orange Free State (29 October 1 November) Transvaal B (8pts) drew with Orange Free State (8pts) Transvaal B won the toss at the New Wanderers No. 1 Oval at Johannesburg and elected to… … Wikipedia
Border cricket team in 1971–72 — See also: 1971 72 South African cricket season Northern Transvaal v Border (20 November) Northern Transvaal beat Border by 5 wickets to progress to the Semi Finals of the Gillette Cup Border were dismissed cheaply for 145 in 55.2 overs at Berea… … Wikipedia
Northern Transvaal cricket team in 1971–72 — See also: 1971 72 South African cricket season Northern Transvaal v Griqualand West (5 8 November) Northern Transvaal (19pts) beat Griqualand West (5pts) by 130 runs Griqualand West won the toss and chose to field at Berea Park, Pretoria, but did … Wikipedia
Lyndal Roper — is Fellow and Tutor in History at Balliol College, University of Oxford and author of Witch Craze . (Yale University Press, 2004) Witch Craze Summary This is a study of the time of the persecution of people as witches in Germany in the sixteenth… … Wikipedia
perishing — per|ish|ing [ˈperıʃıŋ] adj BrE spoken 1.) very cold ▪ It was perishing in the tent. ▪ Let s go indoors. I m perishing! 2.) old fashioned informal [only before noun] used to describe someone or something that is annoying you ▪ Tell those perishing … Dictionary of contemporary English
