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composting

UK/ˈkɒmpɒstɪŋ/US/ˈkɑmpoʊstɪŋ/

composting is the present participle and gerund of compost.

Meaning of compost

Verb

compost (third-person singular simple present composts, present participle composting, simple past and past participle composted)

  1. To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
    • If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.

See all 4 meanings of compost

Noun

composting (countable and uncountable, plural compostings)

  1. Composted material; compost.
    • Because clopyralid is persistent and does not break down during the composting process, grass clippings and other green waste that have been treated with the chemical can contaminate entire compostings, the suit contends.2002, Product Safety & Liability Reporter, volume 30, page 1098

Forms of composting

pluralcompostings

Words formed from composting

Questions about composting

What does composting mean?
Composting means composted material; compost.
What is composting the present participle and gerund of?
Composting is the present participle and gerund of compost.
What part of speech is composting?
Composting is a noun.
How do you pronounce composting?
Composting is pronounced /ˈkɑmpoʊstɪŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of composting?
The plural of composting is compostings.

Words near composting in the dictionary

  1. compostela
  2. Compostela Valley
  3. compostelas
  4. composter
  5. composters
  6. composting
  7. compostings
  8. compostlike
  9. composts
  10. composture
  11. compostures

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Adapted from Wiktionary: composting (page history and authors); compost (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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