KK7

When wood—for example, a tree stump—is starting to decay inside, you’d say, “It’s ________ inside.”

ROTTEN633
ROTTING186
ROTTED48
ROTTENING41
PUNKY33
DOTY32
HOLLOW25
DECAYING16
NR13
DECAYED12
DETERIORATING9
ROTTING AWAY9
DOZY8
BEGINNING TO ROT7
PITHY7
DEAD6
ROTTED OUT6
GETTING ROTTEN5
ROTTED AWAY5
WORMY5
PUNK4
DRY ROT3
GOING BAD3
ROTTING OUT3
SOFT3
STARTING TO ROT3
DISEASED2
MOLDY2
MUSHY2
PETHY2
ALL GONE1
ALL ROTTED1
ALL ROTTEN1
BEGAN TO ROTTEN1
BEGINNING TO DECAY1
BRUSHY1
DEAD DECAY1
DECOMPOSED1
DECOMPOSING1
DOTED1
DRY ROTTED1
DYING1
EMPTY1
FALLING APART1
FIXING TO ROT1
FULL OF STUMP WATER1
FULL OF TERMITES1
FUNKY1
GETTING HOLLOW1
GETTING K K1
GETTING MUSHY1
GOING TO PIECES1
GONE SPALT1
HALF-ROTTEN1
HOLLER AT THE BUTT1
INFECTED1
IT DRY-ROTS1
IT’S ROTTING1
IT’S ROTTING OUT1
MILDEWED1
MUSHROOMY1
PULPY1
RATTY1
RED-HEARTED1
ROT1
ROTTEN AT THE BUTT1
ROTTEN AT THE CORE1
ROTTEN TO THE CORE1
SHAKY1
SICK1
SPONGY1
SPUNKY1
TURNING TO PUNK1
WORM-EATEN1

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