- present participle of rot.
rotting
Example Sentences
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Even when life offers her a grain of solace or happiness, the morsel is already rotting from the inside out.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
A rotting carpet of familiar fan-shaped leaves soon surrounded the tree, a sight so alarming Jung and her neighbours formed a crew of amateur detectives to solve the mystery: what was ailing their hardy ginkgo?
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Getting the rotting food off racks towering six stories high required hundreds of workers in protective suits to dislodge the moldering food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Since then, the company has been working to remove approximately 88 million pounds of rotting food, including meat and fish that was stored inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
He did, and she eyed them as if they were a pair of rotting salmon.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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