rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
Example Sentences
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The analysts at SentimenTrader call it a “Weekend at Bernie’s” rally, “propped up almost entirely by flows into a handful of mega-cap tech and semiconductor leaders, while the broader market rots beneath the surface.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The saying goes that the fish rots from the head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from the Sargasso Sea and linked to climate change – were carpeting the region’s prized coastlines, repelling holidaymakers with the pungent stench emitted as it rots.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
It comes with a certificate of authenticity and installation instructions for owners to replace the banana — if they wish — whenever it rots.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
They carried lice and ringworm and leeches and paddy algae and various rots and molds.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
