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perishing

adjective (ANNOYED)
 
 
/ˈper.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ old-fashioned

Definition

used to show your anger about something: Now I've gone and lost my perishing keys!Annoying
(Definition of perishing adjective (ANNOYED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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