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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Decay \De*cay"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decaying.] [OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. d['e]choir,
to decline, fall, become less; L. de- + cadere to fall. See
Chance.]
To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state,
to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste
away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or
disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes
decay; hopes decay.
[1913 Webster]
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men decay. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Decay \De*cay"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decaying.] [OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. d['e]choir,
to decline, fall, become less; L. de- + cadere to fall. See
Chance.]
To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state,
to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste
away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or
disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes
decay; hopes decay.
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where
wealth accumulates and men decay. --Goldsmith.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decaying
n.
The process of undergoing decay.
vb.
(present participle of en decay nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
decaying
n.
The process of undergoing decay.
vb.
(present participle of en decay nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
decaying
n.
The process of undergoing decay.
vb.
(present participle of en decay nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
decaying
n.
The process of undergoing decay.
vb.
(present participle of en decay nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decaying
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm d ecay ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
decaying
Engelska a.
(avledning en decay ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb decay)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Decaying /dɪkˈeɪɪŋ/ الفسادFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
decaying /dɪkˈeɪɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]kažení
decaying /dɪkˈeɪɪŋ/
verfallend, verkommend
Synonym: deteriorating
see: decay, deteriorate, decayed, deteriorated
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
decaying /dɪkˈeɪɪŋ/
verwesend
Synonyms: putrefying, decomposing
see: putrefy, decay, decompose, putrefied, decayed, decomposed
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]decaying /dɪkˈeɪɪŋ/ zerfallend see: decay, decayedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
decaying /dɪkˈeɪɪŋ/
zugrunde gehend
Synonym: perishing
see: perish, decay, perished, decayed, perishes, decays, perished, decayed
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]decaying /dɪkˈeɪɪŋ/ 1. süllyedô 2. korhadó 3. elhaló 4. romló 5. szuvasodó 6. rothadó 7. odvasodó 8. hanyatló 9. düledezôFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/
adj. 颓坏