Mildew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of becoming mildewed

a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪldjuː/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪldjuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪldjuː/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪldjuː/.

Examples

The furniture molded in the old house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mould mold

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of becoming mildewed
noun	a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter
verb	become moldy; spoil due to humidity “The furniture molded in the old house”

Word Forms

mildew	verb	become moldy; spoil due to humidity
mold	verb	become moldy; spoil due to humidity
mold	noun	a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter
mildew	noun	a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mehltau

der Prozess der Schimmelbildung

🇫🇷French

moisissure

le processus de moisissure

🇪🇸Spanish

moho

el proceso de enmohecimiento

🇮🇹Italian

muffa

il processo di ammuffimento

🇳🇱Dutch

meeldauw

het proces van schimmel worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

mofo

o processo de ficar mofado

🇷🇺Russian

плесень

процесс появления плесени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फफूंदी

फफूंदी लगने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

মিল্ডিউ

মৃদু হয়ে ওঠার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

பூஞ்சை காளான்

பூஞ்சை காளான் ஆகும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

బూజు

బూజు పట్టే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

बुरशी

बुरशी बनण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

માઇલ્ડ્યુ

માઇલ્ડ્યુ બનવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಲೀಂಧ್ರ

ಶಿಲೀಂಧ್ರ ಆಗುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷമഞ്ഞു

വിഷമഞ്ഞു മാറുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫ਼ਫ਼ੂੰਦੀ

ਫ਼ਫ਼ੂੰਦੀ ਬਣਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھپھوندی

پھپھوندی بننے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

霉菌

发霉的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

カビ

カビが生える過程

🇰🇷Korean

곰팡이

곰팡이가 생기는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nấm mốc

quá trình bị nấm mốc

🇹🇭Thai

โรคราน้ำค้าง

กระบวนการเกิดโรคราน้ำค้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

jamur

proses menjadi berjamur

🇵🇭Filipino

amag

ang proseso ng pagiging mildewed

🇲🇾Malay

cendawan

proses menjadi cendawan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العفن الفطري

عملية التحول إلى العفن

🇮🇷Persian

کپک

فرآیند کپک زدگی

🇹🇷Turkish

küf

küflenme süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

טַחַב

תהליך הפיכת עובש

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