rotting

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of rot

Noun

1. The process by which something rots.
2. Material that has rotted.

rot

• Verb
• Noun

Lees verder

Synoniemen

putrefaction

rot

decomposition

decay

decaying

rotten

putrid

spoiling

mouldy

overripe

putrefying

putrescence

putrescent

rottenness

stagnation

bad

👎

stinking

decayed

decomposed

deterioration

fermenting

flesh

🥩

going bad

moldy

Vertalingen

putréfaction

decomposição

pourrissement

putrefação

décomposition

pourriture

pourrir

podridura

putrefacció

نتان

Faulwerden

αποσύνθεση

σάπισμα

Holzfäule

verfaulend

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: rotynge

Overgenomen van Oudengels: rotung

Verwant aan Middelengels: rotende

Verwant aan Oudengels: rotiende

In summary

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”).