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Synonyms & Antonyms of putrefying
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in rotting, decaying
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putrefying
verb
present participle of putrefy
Synonyms & Antonyms of putrefying (Entry 2 of 2)
to go through decomposition
- we traced the bad smell to a dead skunk putrefying under the house
Synonyms for putrefying
- breaking down,
- corrupting,
- decaying,
- decomposing,
- disintegrating,
- festering,
- fouling,
- moldering,
- molding,
- perishing
- [chiefly British],
- rotting,
- spoiling
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“Putrefying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putrefying. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.
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