rot

Dozens of Afghan trucks were stranded with rotting produce when the frontier shut on October 12 due to deadly cross-border fire, which was followed by a fragile truce.

The air was thick with the stench of a decomposing dog, left out to rot with no residents around to remove it.

I’m quickly blessed with the stench of what smells like rotting meat.

Or perhaps she would trim away the rot and make a secret, thin soup out of it, one that she would not have to share with anyone.

The only light inside the vessel was provided by a piece of fungus-covered rotting wood, which gave off a soft glow known as foxfire.