as in rotting
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as in fermentation
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as in decomposing
to go through decomposition
leaves moldering in the compost pile
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Recent Examples of moldering
Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
But then a fresh corpse turns up, as well as a long-moldering skeleton, and the club members are off and running.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Rolston added that the type of pests a moldering stump can attract aren’t an issue that will necessarily affect that old stump alone—the pest problem can spread.
—Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
But then a fresh corpse turns up, as well as a long-moldering skeleton, and the club members are off and running.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moldering
Noun
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The fermentation attracts the flies and adding dish soap helps to trap and drown them.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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After fermentation in stainless steel, the wine was aged for 20 months in 100 French oak, 60 percent of which was new.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Zaber discourages doing too much work on trees that appear to be struggling, and sticking to the removal of clearly damaged, diseased, and rotting branches until the weather warms up.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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The bacteria can be found in many places, according to the FDA, including in soil, water, sewage, rotting vegetation and animals.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Spray the moldy areas with your solution and allow the mixture to sit for at least 20 minutes to an hour.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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An airline is under fire after a vegan passenger was served what appeared to be a moldy sandwich, photos indicate.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Besides preventing mold and mildew, cleaning will also taper unpleasant odors and prevent cracking and crumbling of your seal.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Leveling threats of tariffs on adversaries and allies alike has been relatively easy, but the result has been a weakening of the economy and American trade ties, and a crumbling of the old global-trade system.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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To prevent the fallow area from turning into a weed patch, cover it with agricultural-grade plastic or a thick layer of slowly decomposing mulch such as wood chips.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
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Funk assures that the softened, decomposing cardboard will allow plants to grow through.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The end of that conflict followed the people’s dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of Germany and finally the disintegration in 1991 of the Soviet Union.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Such a disintegration seems implausible for this iteration of Spurs under Ho, a project that seems to have finally evolved from its mushy underbelly into a clear and steadfast vision.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For her, the little pink houses of our decaying American mythology are still haunted enough to give her a few more good short stories.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Melton said the decaying structures impact children walking to school, bring down property values and stand in the way of progress.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The most common are oils (cinnamon, clove, thyme, garlic, etc.), putrescent whole egg solids, dried blood, etc.—
Kym Pokorny,
OregonLive.com,
17 Apr. 2018
Cite this Entry
“Moldering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moldering. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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