verb
- to gradually decay or crumble into dust; to rot slowly
Examples
- The old books began to molder in the damp basement.
- Without proper care, the wooden fence will molder away.
- Ancient manuscripts were left to molder in forgotten archives.
- The abandoned house continued to molder after years of neglect.
- Fallen leaves molder on the forest floor each autumn.
- The cheese started to molder in the warm storage room.