Synonyms of rusting

rusting

verb

present participle of rust

as in rotting

to form rust

The old car was left to rust in the yard of the abandoned house.

Related Words

• rotting
• decomposing
• decaying
• corroding
• oxidizing
• crumbling
• deteriorating
• reacting
• eating
• degenerating
• disintegrating
• withering
• festering
• moldering
• descending
• sinking
• molding
• dilapidating
• putrefying
• perishing
• eroding
• degrading
• fouling
• spoiling
• declining
• gnawing
• dissolving
• scouring
• wearing (away)
• corrupting
• sweeping (away)
• nibbling
• contaminating
• polluting
• biting (at)
• fretting
• turning
• fermenting
• souring
• washing out
• tainting
• breaking down
• defiling
• drooping
• curdling
• sagging
• languishing
• turning off
• lagging
• weakening
• mortifying
• wilting
• failing
• falling
• slipping
• wasting (away)
• flagging
• running down
• addling

Dissimilar Words

• aging
• growing
• developing
• ripening
• maturing
• restoring
• renewing
• cleansing
• purifying
• improving
• assembling
• integrating
• refreshing
• composing
• ameliorating
• bettering
• meliorating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rusting

But workers who are rusting out still report to their shifts and perform, although with a fading sense of purpose. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Contractors will complicate Route 9 traffic for two and a half years to save a rusting swing bridge that’s used solely by freight trains — and only about twice a week, critics said. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Because sometime soon, Caltrans will replace my aging, slightly rusting fixation with a brand new shiny sign. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The dramatic reappearance of the rusting wrecks has become one of the most striking visual reminders of both Europe’s wartime history and the severe drought currently gripping much of the continent. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Today, the city’s Ferris wheel and bumper cars sit rusting untouched, the surrounding apartment blocks standing hollowed out by looters and the natural decay of time passed while trees push through the pavement where playgrounds once stood. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

Dax Poprawski, whose relatives work in the business, was sorry to see that the track had been reduced to a skeleton of itself, with rusting, exposed steel beams and weeds growing around it. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Why Rust Stains Keep Appearing Despite its name, rust stains don’t necessarily mean your toilet is rusting. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

That was especially true at the Völklingen Ironworks, a rusting industrial complex eight miles west of Saarbrücken that looks like a Mad Max backdrop. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026