decaying

decaying

English

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English decay
English -ing
English decaying

    From decay + -ing.

    Verb

    decaying

    1. present participle and gerund of decay

    Noun

    decaying (plural decayings)

    1. The process of undergoing decay.
      • 1839, William Jenkyn, James Sherman, An Exposition Upon the Epistle of Jude, page 274:
        Spiritual witherings and decayings are opposite to the word of God.
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