MOULDERING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word mouldering. (close relations)
moulder
Best Alternative Words for MOULDERING
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festering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus • a fluid product of inflammation | ||||||||
rotting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action | ||||||||
spoiling | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the process of becoming spoiled • the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it | ||||||||
wasting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||||
crumbling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • fall apart • break or fall apart into fragments • fall into decay or ruin | ||||||||
decaying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||||
decomposing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • break down | ||||||||
deteriorating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
disintegrating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity • cause to undergo fission or lose particles • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | ||||||||
perishing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | ||||||||
putrefying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • become putrid; decay with an offensive smell | ||||||||
decompose | verbv | |||||||
verb • separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • break down | ||||||||
molder | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • break down | ||||||||
rot | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) verb • break down • become physically weaker |