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rotting

  • noun

The process by which something rots.

Other meanings

  1. Material that has rotted.

Synonyms

  • decomposition
  • rot
  • breakdown

Related words

  • bed rotting

Word history

From Old English "rotung".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “rotting” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.