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Word: Moulder
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: perhaps from mould, but compare with Norwegian dialect muldra ‘crumble’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈməʊldə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect
Short Definition:slowly decay
Examples:- the books, if any are ever printed, will moulder in the warehouse
- I couldn't permit someone of your abilities to moulder away in a backwater
Variant Forms:
- molder
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