"decaying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decayings [plural]
Etymology: decay + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decay|ing}} decay + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} decaying (plural decayings)
  1. The process of undergoing decay.
    Sense id: en-decaying-en-noun-O6ouzhYt

Verb

Etymology: decay + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decay|ing}} decay + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} decaying
  1. present participle and gerund of decay Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: decay
    Sense id: en-decaying-en-verb--se64C32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 30 70

Inflected forms

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