The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DECAYING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2010.
Rotting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DECAYING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rotting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mouldering
- rotten
- putrefaction
- decomposition
- decomposing
- moldering
- decaying
- dripping
- basidiomycetes
- putrefying
- putrifying
- moldy
Crossword Answer definitions
DECAYING verb- To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
- (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- The process of undergoing decay.
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