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rotting through

rotting through is the present participle and gerund of rot through.

Meaning of rot through

Verb

rot through (third-person singular simple present rots through, present participle rotting through, simple past rotted through, past participle rotted through or rotten through)

  1. (transitive) To rot so as to create holes in the substance that's rotting.
    • This apple is rotten right through.

Questions about rotting through

What is rotting through the present participle and gerund of?
Rotting through is the present participle and gerund of rot through.

Words near rotting through in the dictionary

  1. rottin'
  2. rotting
  3. rotting away
  4. rotting in hell
  5. rotting off
  6. rotting through
  7. Rottingdean
  8. Rottinghaus
  9. Rottinghauses
  10. rottingly
  11. rottingness

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