decaying

English

Etymology

decay +‎ -ing

Verb

decaying

  1. present participle and gerund of decay

Noun

decaying (plural decayings)

  1. The process of undergoing decay.
    • 1839, William Jenkyn, James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude, page 274:
      Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.
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