01 Word definition

perishing

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is PERISHING a word?

Yes. PERISHING is a 9-letter verb. PERISHING is a present-participle form of PERISH: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PERISHING?

P-E-R-I-S-H-I-N-G

PERISHING contains 9 letters, begins with P, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

PERISHING is a present-participle form of PERISH.

1verb

  1. PERISHING is a present-participle form of PERISH: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

    She died from cancer
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends17points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PERISHING spelled?

P1E2R3I4S5H6I7N8G9
Starts withPERFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats I
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants

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How do you spell PERISHING?

PERISHING is spelled P-E-R-I-S-H-I-N-G. It contains 9 letters.