Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rot away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: rot -away
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend a long period of time in an unproductive manner.

Example Sentences

"“I thought you were rotting away in prison,” she purred."

Inflected Forms

rots away (present, singular) rotting away (participle, present) rotted away (participle, past) rotted away (past)

Questions

What does rot away mean?: To spend a long period of time in an unproductive manner.

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