What is another word for rotting ?

Suffering from decay or decomposition

mouldy^UK

moldy^US

decayed

putrescent

rancid

fetid^US

spoiled^US

decomposed

smelly

off

foetid^UK

spoilt^UK

unfit for human consumption

moldered^US

mouldered^UK

faecal^UK

fecal^US

stinking to high heaven

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

past its sell-by date

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

verminous

slipshod

soily

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Adjective

coming apart at the seams

In a dilapidated or disintegrating condition, typically about to fall apart

falling apart at the seams

putrefying

peeling

subsiding

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

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Noun

The process of organic decay or rotting

corrosion

decay

decomposition

mould^UK

mold^US

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Noun

Retting

retting

Noun

The gradual destruction or diminution of something

oxidization^US

oxidisation^UK

mould^UK

mold^US

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Noun

The process of becoming progressively worse

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Verb

Present participle for gradually deteriorate, especially through neglect

taking a turn for the worse

going down the toilet

going to rack and ruin

falling into disrepair

coming apart at the seams

falling apart at the seams

going from bad to worse

having one foot in the grave

taking a nosedive

making something worse

reducing

losing it

experiencing hardship

coming apart at seams

oxidizing^US

turning the clock back

oxidising^UK

molding^US

moulding^UK

appearing in a poor light

leaving the straight and narrow

going down the primrose path

reverting to a former state

going back to your old ways

reverting to old habits

slipping back to old ways

going through the floor

going into a tailspin

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“Income equals consumption and no goods are left to rot on the shelves.”

Verb

Present participle for to decompose or break down, especially biologically

moulding^UK

molding^US

discoloring^US

becoming contaminated

growing moldy

wearing away

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“Many producers are letting the beans rot on the trees, since it makes little economic sense to harvest them.”

Verb

making someone a laughing stock

(chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) Present participle for to decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi

Verb

Present participle for to tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirising^UK

satirizing^US

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

taking the mickey out of

pulling someone's leg

leading on

flirting with

poking borak at

pulling somebody's leg

swipeing at

leading somebody on

taking the piss out of

treating contemptuously

pillorying

treating with contempt

holding up to ridicule

laughing out of court

making a monkey out of

blowing raspberries

turning your nose up at

regarding with contempt

look down one's nose at

digging

blowing raspberries at

pulling someone's chain

making a laughing-stock

deflating

thumbing one's nose at

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

making cutting remarks about

leering

swiping

saying contemptuously

underrating

grinning

turning up one's nose

transgressing against

rebelling against

failing to comply with

refusing to obey

kicking against

flying in the face of

going against

committing a breach of

treating with disdain

looking right through

giving the bum's rush

telling someone where to get off

freezing out

giving the brush

giving someone the brush-off

giving the cold shoulder

giving someone the go-by

shouting disapproval

shouting at

giving someone a hard time

shouting disapproval at

spitting in the face of

being above

turning up your nose at

pissing on

trashing

giving the Bronx cheer to

avoiding

considering beneath one

spitting in the eye of

spitting on

refuting

considering beneath you

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Verb

Present participle for to decrease the value, character, or quality of

Verb

Present participle for to form or discharge pus

Verb

Present participle for to erode or corrode gradually

Verb

Present participle for to become inactive or unchanging

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