Decaying and Growing

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Decaying noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.

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Growing and decaying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Growing" instead an adjective "Decaying".

Nearby Words: decay, decayed

Growing adjective - Relating to or suitable for growth.

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Decaying and growing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decaying" instead an adjective "Growing".

Nearby Words: grow, growth, grown, grower

Instead of rotting, growing mold, or decaying in any way, the pizza had become glazed over with a barrier of hardened grease, leaving it looking more or less normal save for a weird plastic-y sheen.

Source: Indestructible Edible
The book deals with the tension of Erico's dual nature as a thinking and (somewhat) feeling human imprisoned within a decaying body with a slowly growing Horror Hunger, and his healing of his atrophied humanity through a growing friendship with Paula.

Source: Literature / Diario de un Zombi
When this begins, they turn into spirits called "demi-Hollows", which are still normal Pluses with a hole slowly growing on the spot where their chain is connected, symbolizing their decaying connection to their humanity.

Source: Our Spirits Are Different

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