1. decaying or crumbling gradually

1. present participle of molder: to decay or crumble gradually

Examples

• The moldering books in the abandoned library were beyond repair.
• Old newspapers lay moldering in the damp basement.
• The castle’s moldering walls told stories of centuries past.
• She found moldering fruit at the bottom of the refrigerator.
• The wooden fence was slowly moldering in the rain.
• Ancient scrolls were moldering away in the forgotten archive.