- present participle of compost.
Example Sentences
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Hughes and his colleague Chris Cooper-Hayes, who has a professional background in landscaping, have founded Eterrna, a venture they hope could become the very first to offer human composting in the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
A year long consultation by the Law Commission for the UK government which has reviewed new funerary methods, including human composting, is due to be published soon.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
One nearby farm camp promised to teach children skills like foraging, composting and mindfulness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Beyond new menu items, there’s more in the works, including community events like sound baths, comedy nights and classes on composting, native plants and parenting.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Buried clear to their butts in composting cow manure, the pigaerators were a bobbing sea of wriggling hams and corkscrew tails.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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