- present participle of dust.
dusting
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Granted, rebalancing is one of those periodic chores that’s easy to neglect, like dusting your refrigerator coils.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
In fact, it is backfiring, dusting the world in optimistic, spring-flower pink schadenfreude.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Now 31, she’s dusting off the strategy to combat rising prices for drinks at concerts and raves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Platner is dusting Mills by lopsided margins in polling averages.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
Mostly we’re going around, halfheartedly dusting ledges that don’t need to be dusted.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The Met Office says that snowy showers "could turn quite heavy", with some areas seeing light dustings of snow as temperatures plunge.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024
Martian frost has been observed since NASA’s 1970s Viking missions, but these light dustings of morning frost were thought to occur in certain locations under specific conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
MERIBEL, France — Besides some minor dustings, it hasn’t snowed significantly in the French resorts hosting the skiing world championships since mid-January.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2023
That includes the aushak: floppy dumplings green with leeks and scallions inside and decked out with a blanket of carrots and peas, a drizzle of garlic yogurt and dustings of cayenne and dried mint.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2020
Examples of the destruction of fish by agricultural crop sprayings and dustings are everywhere to be found.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
