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moul·der

 (mōl′dər)
v. Chiefly British
Variant of molder.
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moulder

(ˈməʊldə) or

molder

vb
(often foll by away) to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay
[C16: verbal use of mould3]

moulder

(ˈməʊldə) or

molder

n
1. (Art Terms) a person who moulds or makes moulds
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing one of the set of electrotypes used for making duplicates
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moulder


Past participle: mouldered
Gerund: mouldering

Imperative
moulder
moulder
Present
I moulder
you moulder
he/she/it moulders
we moulder
you moulder
they moulder
Preterite
I mouldered
you mouldered
he/she/it mouldered
we mouldered
you mouldered
they mouldered
Present Continuous
I am mouldering
you are mouldering
he/she/it is mouldering
we are mouldering
you are mouldering
they are mouldering
Present Perfect
I have mouldered
you have mouldered
he/she/it has mouldered
we have mouldered
you have mouldered
they have mouldered
Past Continuous
I was mouldering
you were mouldering
he/she/it was mouldering
we were mouldering
you were mouldering
they were mouldering
Past Perfect
I had mouldered
you had mouldered
he/she/it had mouldered
we had mouldered
you had mouldered
they had mouldered
Future
I will moulder
you will moulder
he/she/it will moulder
we will moulder
you will moulder
they will moulder
Future Perfect
I will have mouldered
you will have mouldered
he/she/it will have mouldered
we will have mouldered
you will have mouldered
they will have mouldered
Future Continuous
I will be mouldering
you will be mouldering
he/she/it will be mouldering
we will be mouldering
you will be mouldering
they will be mouldering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mouldering
you have been mouldering
he/she/it has been mouldering
we have been mouldering
you have been mouldering
they have been mouldering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mouldering
you will have been mouldering
he/she/it will have been mouldering
we will have been mouldering
you will have been mouldering
they will have been mouldering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mouldering
you had been mouldering
he/she/it had been mouldering
we had been mouldering
you had been mouldering
they had been mouldering
Conditional
I would moulder
you would moulder
he/she/it would moulder
we would moulder
you would moulder
they would moulder
Past Conditional
I would have mouldered
you would have mouldered
he/she/it would have mouldered
we would have mouldered
you would have mouldered
they would have mouldered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.moulder - break downmoulder - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
molder, rot, decompose
biodegrade - break down naturally through the action of biological agents; "Plastic bottles do not biodegrade"
hang - suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
decay - undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
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moulder

verb decay, waste, break down, crumble, rot, disintegrate, perish, decompose the empty, mouldering old house
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Translations

moulder

molder (US) [ˈməʊldəʳ] VI (also to moulder away) → desmoronarse (fig) → desmoronarse, decaer
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moulder

[ˈməʊldər] molder (US) vi
(in obscurity) → moisir
[building] → tomber en ruine
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moulder

1, (US) molder
n (Tech: = person) → Former(in) m(f), → (Form)gießer(in) m(f)

moulder

2, (US) molder
vi (lit) → vermodern; (leaves also) → verrotten; (food) → verderben; (carcass) → verwesen; (fig) (mental faculties, building) → zerfallen; (equipment) → vermodern, vergammeln (inf); (person) → verkümmern
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moulder

molder (Am) [ˈməʊldəʳ] vi (decay) → ammuffire; (building) → sgretolarsi, andare in rovina
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