Rotting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process by which something rots.
"[…] the mould on the boles of the other [trees], that lyes commonly there, and is made of the annual rottings of their own leaves."
- 2 (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action wordnet
- 3 Material that has rotted.
"From the compost rinds and rottings, from the garbage peels, from the shadows' darkness, darkness, this guttered meal and all its redolence."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of rot form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The stench of rotting flesh overwhelmed us as we entered the room."
Etymology
From 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”).