molder
molder — verb
- molderpresent simple I / you / we / they
- moldershe / she / it
- molderedpast simple
- moldering-ing form
1. to gradually break apart or turn into dust because of age, lack of care, or damp
to gradually break apart or turn into dust because of age, lack of care, or damp conditions — used especially of things that have been left unused and forgotten for a long time
Old photographs had been moldering in a damp cardboard box in Nora's basement for decades.
molder + in + location — passive progressive with duration
The abandoned farmhouse slowly moldered, its wooden beams cracking and its walls crumbling to dust.
molder as main verb with descriptive clause
A stack of forgotten love letters moldered behind the old radiator in the library basement.
When Minh opened the crate, the old letters inside had moldered into dusty fragments.
The wooden stage left in the park began to molder and sag under the autumn rain.
文法句型
molder + away
molder + in/on/behind + place
begin to molder
用法筆記
【Homograph 1 of 2 — verb】 Intransitive only; describes a slow, natural process typically involving neglected or abandoned objects. The American spelling is 'molder'; British English uses 'moulder'. Never used with a direct object (❌ 'She moldered the bread'). Do not confuse with homograph 2 (noun: a person who shapes materials), which has a different etymology.
常見錯誤
molder — noun
1. a person or machine that gives a particular shape to a soft material such as cla
a person or machine that gives a particular shape to a soft material such as clay, metal, plastic, or glass by pressing it into or pouring it into a form
Gabriel worked as a molder at a ceramics studio, shaping bowls and vases by hand.
molder + at + workplace — agent noun in context
The metal molder poured hot iron into a sand cast to make engine parts for the factory.
Jiwoo trained for three years to become a skilled glass molder at the art glass workshop.
Each molder at the factory used a different method to press hot glass into the mold.
文法句型
[adjective] + molder
molder + of + material
用法筆記
【Homograph 2 of 2 — noun】 This noun is derived from 'mold' meaning a hollow form for shaping — a completely different etymology from homograph 1 (verb: to decay). The noun is far less common than the verb sense and is restricted to manufacturing and craft contexts.