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Verb: moulder  mówl-du(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: molder)
  1. Break down or decay through natural processes
    "The bodies mouldered in the heat";
    - decompose, rot, molder [N. Amer]
     
  2. Deteriorate gradually, especially through neglect
    "The old mansion was left to moulder in disrepair";
    - molder [N. Amer]

Derived forms: mouldered, mouldering, moulders

Type of: decay

Encyclopedia: Moulder, John