# decaying

Pronunciation: US say "dee-KAY-ing" /diˈkeɪɪŋ/; UK say "di-KAY-ing" /dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of decay. — present participle and gerund of decay
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of decay. Use it after "is" or "are", or before a noun.
   - _The city's decaying bridges have become a serious safety concern._
   - _Unstable nuclei keep decaying until they reach a stable form._

## Noun

2. The process by which something undergoes decay.
   - Simple: The slow process of rotting or breaking down.
   - _Cold, dry soil slows the decaying of buried wood._
   - _The documentary charts the slow decaying of a once-proud mill town._

## Origin

Formed from decay + the suffix -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/decaying (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).