verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of decompose form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

ablativebiodegradablecorrosivedecomposabledegradabledilapidated

Example

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"Sami's body was decomposing in that closet."

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