rotting
/ɹˈɑtɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables
Rotting means: break down.
Synonyms for rotting8
What does rotting mean?3
verb
1
break down“The bodies decomposed in the heat”
2
become physically weaker“Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world”
noun
1
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with rotting?3
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Rotting in a sentence
- The rotting leaves produced large quantities of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas.CM
- Ziri's bike is still there, just rotting away in the undergrowth.Amastan
- The stench of rotting flesh overwhelmed us as we entered the room.darinmex
- He could not by any means tolerate the ghastly smell of rotting onion.negativeclock
- The jungle floor was covered in a thick layer of rotting leaves and debris.Amastan
- Alberto found a rotting carcass in the basement.Amastan
- Adriano pushed his head down on the rotting carcass.Amastan
- She thought she was above everything and now she is rotting in prison.Eccles17
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Forms of rotting
as a noun
- plural
- rottings