MOULDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they moulder ... he / she / it moulders

Past simple: mouldered

Past participle: mouldered

-ing form: mouldering

Meaning:

Break down

Example:

The bodies decomposed in the heat

Synonyms:

decompose; molder; moulder; rot

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "moulder" is one way to...):

decay (undergo decay or decomposition)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "moulder"):

biodegrade (break down naturally through the action of biological agents)

hang (suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste)

Sentence frames:

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