Collapsing
Rotten and collapsing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rotten" instead an adjective "Collapsing".
Rotten
Rotten adjective - Having undergone organic breakdown.
Collapsing and rotten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapsing" instead an adjective "Rotten".
Nearby Words: rottenness, rottenly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Particularly egregious in The Rundown, where the collapsing ceiling trap is entirely dependent on the fact that the wooden logs are weak and rotten.
Source: Durable Deathtrap -
From Bad to Worse: As if getting a nasty sword cut in a fight wasn't bad enough for Miles, he falls through a rotten floor of what used to be a house or gazebo, and then the wall falls over, collapsing on top of the hole made when he fell through.
Source: Series / Revolution
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