rotting
verb
Definitions
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
Example: The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.
To decline in function or utility.
Example: Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
Example: to rot vegetable fiber
noun
Definitions
The process by which something rots.
Material that has rotted.