Moldering
Rusting
Rusting noun - The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water.
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Synonyms for Rusting
Moldering and rusting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Moldering" instead an adjective "Rusting".
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Related pairs
- spoil and moldering
- spoil and rusting
- corrupt and moldering
- corrupt and rusting
- disintegrating and moldering
- disintegrating and rusting
- wearing away and moldering
- wearing away and rusting
- rotten and moldering
- rotten and rusting
- stale and moldering
- stale and rusting
- decay and moldering
- decay and rusting
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New Navy Monitors: In the late 1870s, the US Navy that had been built during the Civil War mostly languished in reserve, its ships slowly moldering and rusting away.
Source: Useful Notes / Yanks with Tanks
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