perishin

"You just remind me about m 'perishin' feet, an" aching back, an 'all the rest of it.

Here Abide Monsters Norton, Andre 1973

I hankered arter Pa so, an 'I came nigh t' perishin 'fur his cookin'.

Janet of the Dunes

I come nigher, though, t 'perishin' frum tryin 't' get somethin 'like it once, while I was away! "

Janet of the Dunes

Pretty soon he'll be up to snuff an 'buyin' land for himself from some perishin 'American farmer.

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Rebecca, seems like Mr. Monroe here is perishin 'of thirst.

The Disunited States of America 2006

"Gorblimy, get a bloody move on -- I'm perishin 'wi' cold."

Combed Out Frederick Augustus Voigt 1924

My only fear is that, when you turn out beside me, the whole perishin 'concern will be caught up to heaven.

Anthony Lyveden Dornford Yates 1922

Wot with no refs an 'no experience, yer might' ave walked the soles orf of yer perishin 'boots before yer got into a' ouse like this.

Anthony Lyveden Dornford Yates 1922

"Naow, Jeff, yer know yer wouldn't let ennythin 'in shape ev a human creetur go perishin' past aour fire sech weather's this," replied the woman, as she took the baby, which recognized the motherly hand at its first touch, and ceased crying.

Ramona 1921

That's why my accent is so perishin 'English -- I can't afford to be just

Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Sinclair Lewis 1918