The meaning of ROT is to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi. How to use rot in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rot.

To deteriorate through neglect or inactivity; languish or decline: "He upset Alice by calling Washington ... a sink of boredom and saying he was rotting there" (John Dos Passos).

Most of the bodies we pick up are all rotting bodies -- some since five or six days.

to become weak because of decay:[no object; (~ + away)] The disease was taking its toll, and his body was rotting away before our eyes. to become gradually worse, as from being in jail:[no object] hoped …

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/ˈrɑɾɪŋ/ /ˈrɒtɪŋ/ IPA guide Definitions of rotting noun (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action synonyms: decomposition, putrefaction, rot

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