rotting
rotting · rottings
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The process by which something rotsThe process by which something rots.
US/ɹˈɑtɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesThe process by which something rots.
Material that has rotted.
More definitions
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Origin
From Middle English rotynge (“rotting”), from Old English rotung; equivalent to rot + -ingFrom Middle English rotynge (“rotting”), from Old English rotung; equivalent to rot + -ing. Conflated with Middle English rotende, present participle of roten (“to rot”), from Old English rotiende, present participle of rotian (“to rot”).
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Forms
plural: rottingsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action:decompositionrotputrefactionbreakdown
Word family
6 related wordsDerivedbed rotting