- present participle of rot.
rotting
Example Sentences
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Even when life offers her a grain of solace or happiness, the morsel is already rotting from the inside out.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Lineage cold-storage warehouse fire broke out in June, causing communities on L.A.’s Eastside to cope with the stench of rotting meat for two months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In Tanji, home to The Gambia's largest fish landing, the stench of rotting catch is becoming an issue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The company, Lineage Logistics, told The Times it didn’t cause the fire and went above and beyond to put it out and speed the cleanup of truckloads of rotting food that attracted rats and flies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Later, his colleagues would suggest that the telltale signs of decline had lurked just beneath the surface, quietly ravaging the scholar’s mind like moss on a rotting tree.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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