rotting

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒtɪŋ/

From the verb rot: (⇒ conjugate)
rotting is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

rotting
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Synonyms:
crumbling, decaying, wasting away, rotten Collocations, corrupt Collocations, decayed, decomposed, putrefacient, putrefied, putrid, septic, spoiled Collocations


rot
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Sense: Noun: decomposition
Synonyms:
decomposition, decay Collocations, breakdown, putrefaction, disintegration, degeneration, corruption, deterioration, collapse Collocations, rancidness, rotting, putridness, putridity, mold Collocations, mould (UK), putrescence, rottenness
Sense: Noun: nonsense
Synonyms:
nonsense Collocations, trash Collocations (informal), garbage Collocations, bull Collocations, drivel, blather, baloney (US, slang), crap Collocations (vulgar, slang), rubbish Collocations (UK), bullshit Collocations (vulgar, offensive, slang), shit Collocations (vulgar, offensive, slang), silliness, foolishness, hogwash, malarkey (informal), poppycock (dated, slang), twaddle (informal), bilge, humbug (slang)
Sense: Verb: decay
Synonyms:
decay Collocations, decompose, go bad, break down, turn Collocations, disintegrate, fester, putrefy, molder, moulder (UK), go to seed, go moldy, go mouldy (UK), go rotten, go off (informal), deteriorate
Sense: Verb: cause decay
Synonyms:
corrupt Collocations, spoil Collocations, destroy Collocations, blight Collocations, ruin Collocations, corrode
Sense: Verb: become weak
Synonyms:
waste away, deteriorate, weaken Collocations, go downhill, degrade, fall apart, fall to pieces, go to pieces, crumble Collocations, corrode, wither Collocations, worsen Collocations, languish, go to seed, fall into decay


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