- present participle of rot.
rotting
Example Sentences
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He says flies have been swarming relentlessly over the past weeks, since the food that was stored in the warehouse began rotting.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Officials said they have upgraded air monitors at nearby Eastman Avenue Elementary School to screen for hydrogen sulfide, methane and ammonia — all byproducts of rotting food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Residents from across Southeast Los Angeles County said they have been sickened by the constant odor of rotting food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Since the Lineage cold-storage warehouse burned last month, the company has been trying to remove tons of rotting meat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nothing could have been more pitiful and hopeless than the twenty-eight men marooned on the rotting ice pack nearly 200 miles from the nearest solid land.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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