compost
noun
a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
composting
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present participleof compost.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Further funding has allowed them to focus on research and development and set up a composting school to help other projects in other communities get going.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Helou said Blumenfield’s motion completes the loop by keeping food waste close to home, creating more local composting and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transporting waste outside of the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The state’s composting law has proved challenging on several fronts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
After decades working in mortuaries, a campaigner hopes to provide the UK's first human composting service as an alternative to cremation or burial.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 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
