Definition of roting:
(v) :
(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
(v) :
(intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
(v) :
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
(v) :
(transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
(v) :
(intransitive, figurative) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state).
(n) :
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.