decaying

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noun

The process of undergoing decay.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of decay
noundecaying (plural decayings)

plural decayings

  1. The process of undergoing decay.

    Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.

    1839, William Jenkyn, James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude, page 274

Origin

From decay + -ing.

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APA

decaying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaying

MLA

“decaying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decaying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaying.

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