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moldering

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noun

moldering

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verb

present participle of molder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moldering
Noun
  • Inferring from these results, the researchers believe that fermentation could unlock the food options available to astronauts on long journeys, since the process could be applied to preserve fresh foods for longer.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
  • That’s where fermentation offers an interesting solution.
    Katie Stone, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Then came the yacht’s renaissance by her father, who saw beauty and sailing prowess inside a rotting hull.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Rotting Flesh and the Skeleton Underneath Eggers wanted the audience almost to smell the rotting flesh when the sarcophagus is flipped open.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Other than a potentially moldy pillow, there are a few others risks to consider.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
  • There was a moldy onion slicer on a prep table.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, the North China Craton underwent significant disintegration for millions of years and lost its deepest root layers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
  • As Russia tried to find its way forward in the wake of the Soviet Union’s disintegration, Washington’s pursuit of security and democratization efforts clashed with Moscow’s ambitions to preserve its power and influence.
    Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Is dark matter decaying, or is something decaying into dark matter?
    Big Think, Big Think, 8 Apr. 2025
  • What fill out the episodes instead are extended zombie-battle scenes and long, silent sequences where people explore gorgeously decaying spaces.
    Judy Berman, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
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
Verb
  • Hoss — who’s sensual and full of sad, smiling bewilderment without ever disintegrating into ditziness — makes a mature, deeply poignant Ranevskaya.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Marvel at the firework display of disintegrating foes; revel in your might as a pair of badass demon slayers.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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