putrefying 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of putrefyingnext
as in rotting

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putrefying

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verb

present participle of putrefy
as in decomposing
to go through decomposition we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for putrefying
  1. putrescent
  2. rotting
  3. decaying
  4. disintegrating
  5. moldy
Adjective
  • This putrescent combination of sky-high home prices, rising mortgage rates and stifling consumer inflation have forced all but the wealthiest or most determined buyers out of a new home.
    Q.ai - Powering a Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.
    Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 17 Apr. 2018
Definition of putrescent
Verb
  • But part of it has to do with who’s using that technology to spread brain-rotting information.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The wood was rotting, algae was growing and there were about 20 cats living inside, French, 27, tells CNBC Make It.
    Celia Fernandez,Mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of rotting
Verb
  • Top quarks and antiquarks begin to disappear from this primordial particle-antiparticle soup, decaying away faster than the Universe can recreate them.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
  • According to Schrader, Gere initially wanted to take his decaying look much further than his director would allow.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of decaying
Verb
  • Except—and for me, the difference is crucial—Akhtar employed his creativity and imagination to shape these source materials into an utterly original work of art, whereas the rapidly disintegrating McNeal employs a chatbot, which shapes the material into an uncannily precise act of mimesis.
    Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
  • That will likely result in those protections disintegrating, Meyer said.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of disintegrating
Adjective
  • But Wynter said Etienne dropped off food that looked to have come from a food bank, some of which was expired and moldy.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This fact is particularly true if the item in question is shriveled, moldy, or smelly.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of moldy
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