mildew
noun
a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
has mildewed
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present perfectof mildew (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I'm afraid our entire stockpile of enriched uranium has mildewed.
From Time Magazine Archive
He passes to consider the defect which has "mildewed" all the poetry written since Shelley, "the predominance of art over inspiration, of body over soul."
From Personality in Literature by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
