rotting
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rotting
Where it comes from
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”).
verb
- present participle and gerund of rot
noun rottings
- 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.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mouldering, rotten, putrefaction, decomposition, decomposing, moldering, decaying, dripping, basidiomycetes, putrefying, festering, spoiling, foul, rank, mildewing, souring
Translations
Talk about this word "rotting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rotting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rotting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rotting "rotting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rotting.Cite this
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title = {rotting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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