- present participle of decay.
decaying
Example Sentences
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On the shore of a nondescript, decaying seaside town, a boat that went missing 30 years ago suddenly reappears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk on the surface of the Earth."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
But the pansexual Lestat de Lioncourt transformed them into rebellious, romantic figures, the stuff of adolescent FOMO, as opposed to decaying ghouls.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
The decaying human form cannot sustain the power of spirit for long.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
