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Synonyms for rotting


Grammar : Adj
Spell : rot
Phonetic Transcription : rɒt



Définition of rotting

Origin :
  • Old English rotian "to decay, putrefy," from Proto-Germanic *rutjan (cf. Old Saxon roton, Old Norse rotna, Old Frisian rotia, Middle Dutch roten, Dutch rotten, Old High German rozzen "to rot," German rößen "to steep flax"), from stem *rut-. Related: Rotted; rotting.
  • adj crumbling
Example sentences :
  • Some reckon it incorruptible; and if it be not, it is at least a great many years in rotting.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • The woodwork down below was rotting, and covered with filth.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • All the tints had turned dirty grey in this cupboard, rotting with dust and damp.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • Gather at the full of the Moone for keeping, gather dry for feare of rotting.
  • Extract from : « A New Orchard And Garden » by William Lawson
  • The hill was covered with mushrooms, which were rotting unregarded.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • This will neutralize the acid and prevent it from rotting the wood.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • It was littered with rotting straw and plum stones and melon seeds.
  • Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland
  • There seems to be no bacteria in the abysses, so there can be no rotting.
  • Extract from : « The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by J. Arthur Thomson
  • They keep the sea from rotting, by keeping it in a perpetual stir.
  • Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley
  • Snow had filtered in at the windows, and the floor was rotting away.
  • Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon

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