rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
have been rotting
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present perfect progressiveof rot.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And some of the colonial-era ministries and government buildings that have been rotting in the tropical sun are now slated for re-development.
From Time ● Nov. 14, 2011
The hoods and wheels looked blanched, the rusty horses seemed to have been rotting there since the dark ages.
From A Love Episode by Émile Zola
As for the remark about a swelled head, Lance must have been rotting.
From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Maud Diver
Fallen trees in every possible stage of decay, and congeries of leaves that have been rotting since the flood, cover the ground and infect the air.
From Domestic Manners of the Americans by Fanny Trollope
But, alas! the ships would not have been rotting had it been easy for any man to scrape together a little money to buy them.
From Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories by Edward E. Hale
