putrefying
Meaning
of Putrefy
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
festering
putrid
putrescent
poisoned
purulent
deteriorating
decaying
crumbling
disintegrating
mouldering
imbruting
Examples
...the 'finely polished word' of Hans Fritzsche was as effective as the surgeon's knife in cutting through the putrefying tissue of lies and laying bare the truth.