Both Uses of
perish
in
The Awakening
- How many souls perish in its tumult!†
Chpt 6 *
- She made no mention of her encounter with death and her flash of terror, except to say to her husband, "I thought I should have perished out there alone."†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(perish) to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to existeditor's notes: You may encounter an informal expression, "Perish the thought." It means that the speaker hopes the thought will cease to exist and the thing it represents will never happen.