verbπShareTo suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria."The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot."biologyenvironmentnatureorganismplantfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo decline in function or utility."Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!"biologynatureconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt."The constant negativity in the office was rotting morale. "moralenvironmentbiologynatureconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes."to rot vegetable fiber"biologyprocessnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place)."to rot in Hell"placetimeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret."The farmer is rotting the flax in the pond to separate the fibers for making linen. "agricultureprocessmaterialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo talk nonsense."He's been rotting on about his car all day; I wish he'd talk about something else! "languagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe process by which something rots."The rotting of the apple left a bad smell in the lunchbox. "processbiologynatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMaterial that has rotted."The smell of rotting in the compost bin was overpowering. "materialsubstancenatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading