Dusting

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  • noun. A light sprinkling.
  • noun. A beating or defeat.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of casting dust or powder upon anything; specifically, in ceramics, sprinkling over the damp, unburned clay, through a canvas bag, powdered lead or galena, which in the kiln will fuse into a glaze. This method of lead-glazing was employed in England for common red pottery. See lead-glaze and plumbiferous, 2.
  • noun. The act of brushing the dust from a surface, as of a table, chair, floor, etc.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of dust.
  • noun. A light snowfall.
  • noun. A light covering of something.
  • noun. The act of removing dust from, as a household chore.
  • noun. A beating.
  • Word Usage
    "DROPPINGS Turkey droppings are easiest to find on bare ground, especially in dusting areas or in scratchings."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    dust