dusting
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dusting
- /ˈdʌstɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ʌstɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of dust
noun dustings
- A light snowfall. The rooves are covered with a dusting of snow.
- A light covering of something. Cover the cake with a dusting of confectioner's sugar.
- The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore. Tuesday is the day when I do the dusting.
- A beating.
- A maintenance or comfort behaviour in which a bird flushes fine dirt through the feathers; dustbathing.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: detritus, sprinkle, rubble, dot, debris, scatter, disperse, junk, cleansing, cleaning, snowing, sprinkling, flurry, snift, flurrying, skiff
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noun light covering
| Français | saupoudrage |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Überpuderung, Puderschicht |
| Italiano | spolverata |
noun removing dust
| Français | dépoussiérage |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Staubwischen, Entstauben, Staubentfernung |
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