rotting
- present participle of rot.
Example Sentences
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"We call it rotting out," says Fererro, now wearing a white laboratory coat as he adds handfuls of seagrass to the Calshot tank.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hachadourian says some blooms smell like dog feces and others like rotting flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It attracts carrion beetles and flesh flies, which lay their eggs on rotting animal carcasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Lehmkuhl said there is an urgent need to prevent additional flareups, clear debris and address the persistent odor of millions of pounds of rotting food at the site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Instead, the surgeons believed that infections came from foul air, called miasma, which contained poisons given off by rotting plant or animal material.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
