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

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

Whitehouse released a letter citing ex-project managers, internal emails and photos that depict rusting columns, a flawed reflecting pool and costly no-bid contracts, including an $8-million hall-floor overhaul. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

In addition to the physical manifestation — the rusting fort jutting out of the water — Sealand will stay alive online, due in large part to the very idea of its founding. — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 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

Anyone caught on the receiving end of a DIY soccer cleat loaded with sharp, likely rusting metal nails probably wasn’t getting back up to finish the game. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Is a suspension cable losing its structural strength because its inner steel wires are rusting away? — Alex Krasnok, Scientific American, 25 June 2026

The folding chairs are made from sturdy steel that can get through the summer sun, the winter snow, and the spring rain without rusting. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026

My parents were visibly rusting. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026