rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
am rotting
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present progressiveof rot (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That you may note and gaze and gloat, and say `Revenge is sweet', In the grit and grime of the river's slime I am rotting at your feet.
From Ballads of a Cheechako by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
I am rotting, shrivelling, dying within; and only she can see how I die!
From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Gilbert Murray
