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Also Inflected form of rot

rotting

rot·ting

US/ˈrɑtɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

(biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action

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Origin

From Middle English rotynge (“rotting”), from Old English rotung; equivalent to rot + -ing. Conflated with Middle English rotende, present participle of roten (“to rot”), from Old English rotiende, present participle of rotian (“to rot”).

Phrases

  • bed rotting

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