rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
rotted
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past participleof rot.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rot.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rotverb (used without object)to undergo decomposition; decay.
Example Sentences
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In the wild, the larvae live in small holes that have rotted into old pine trees.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
A pyramid-shaped viewpoint on Loch Lomond that was hailed for its "sustainable timber" has been removed because the wood rotted away.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
Carcasses rotted in his studio as he waited for the muse to possess him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
I stopped short of an old dock, while Abby hopped over missing planks, walked to the end of it, took off her backpack, and settled down on one of the potentially rotted boards.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
