decaying

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decaying

Where it comes from

From decay + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of decay

noun decayings

  1. The process of undergoing decay. Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: crumble, decline, disintegration, disintegrate, decompose, decomposition, radioactive decay, delapidate, rotting, perishable, deteriorating, declining, decadent, jaw, decomposing, putrefying

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"decaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decaying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

decaying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decaying

Chicago

"decaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decaying.

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@misc{decaying_2026,
  title = {decaying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decaying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}