'Moldering' definitions:
Definition of 'Moldering'
From: GCIDE
- Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molderedor Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.] [From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.] To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. [1913 Webster]
- The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] Molder
Synonyms of 'moldering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablative,
- at rest,
- biodegradable,
- blasted,
- blighted,
- blown,
- calm,
- cloistered,
- cool,
- corrosive,
- crumbling,
- decomposable,
- decomposing,
- degradable,
- despoiled,
- dilapidated,
- disintegrable,
- disintegrated,
- disintegrating,
- disintegrative,
- disjunctive,
- disruptive,
- dusty,
- dwindling,
- ebbing,
- erosive,
- even-tenored,
- flyblown,
- frowsty,
- frowsy,
- frowzy,
- fusty,
- gone to seed,
- halcyon,
- hushed,
- impassive,
- isolated,
- maggoty,
- mildewed,
- moldy,
- moss-grown,
- moth-eaten,
- musty,
- pacific,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- placid,
- quiescent,
- quiet,
- ravaged,
- reposeful,
- reposing,
- resolvent,
- restful,
- resting,
- ruined,
- ruinous,
- rusty,
- secluded,
- separative,
- sequestered,
- sequestrated,
- sheltered,
- smooth,
- smutted,
- smutty,
- solvent,
- stale,
- still,
- still as death,
- stillish,
- stilly,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- subsiding,
- time-scarred,
- timeworn,
- tranquil,
- unagitated,
- undisturbed,
- unmoved,
- unperturbed,
- unruffled,
- unstirring,
- untroubled,
- waning,
- weevily,
- worm-eaten,
- wormy,
- worn