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The correct spelling is rotting.
How to pronounce rotting
verb
Say it like: Rot-tin-g
The correct spelling is rotting. To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria. For example: "The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot."
Usage Examples
“The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.”
“Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!”
“to rot vegetable fiber”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- 2.To decline in function or utility.
- 3.To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- 4.To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- 5.To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
noun
- 1.The process by which something rots.
- 2.Material that has rotted.
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