perish with



perish with something

to feel bad enough to die because of something, such as heat, hunger, etc. (Often an exaggeration.) I was just perishing with hunger when we arrived at the restaurant. Mary felt as if she would perish with the intense heat of the stuffy little room.
See also: perish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Faustina[fɔ:'sti:nə]
Parvana-Azerbaijani, Persian
Murtada-Arabic
Hristo-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Gregorios-Greek, Late Greek
Phoibe-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek