- present participle of rot.
rotting
Example Sentences
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"We call it rotting out," says Fererro, now wearing a white laboratory coat as he adds handfuls of seagrass to the Calshot tank.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hachadourian says some blooms smell like dog feces and others like rotting flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It attracts carrion beetles and flesh flies, which lay their eggs on rotting animal carcasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Crews in Boyle Heights continued working Thursday to haul away millions of pounds of rotting food in hopes of returning the fire-stricken cold-storage facility and the surrounding neighborhood to normal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The stilts that the shack is on are rotting, and I don’t know how they’re holding it up.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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