1. in a manner that is extremely cold or freezing
Usage: informal; chiefly British
2. in a manner suggesting or resembling death or ruin; desperately or urgently
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• It was perishingly cold outside, and we could barely feel our fingers.
• The wind was perishingly bitter as we walked across the frozen lake.
• On that perishingly cold morning, nobody wanted to leave their beds.
• The temperature dropped to perishingly low levels overnight.
• We huddled together, perishingly aware of the harsh winter conditions.