dusting

Plural: dustings

Verb

• remove the dust from
• rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
• cover with a light dusting of a substance
• distribute loosely
• present participle and gerund of dust

Noun

• A light snowfall.
• A light covering of something.
• The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore.
• A beating.
• A maintenance or comfort behaviour in which a bird flushes fine dirt through the feathers; dustbathing.

Examples

• Cover the cake with a dusting of confectioner's sugar.
• The rooves are covered with a dusting of snow.
• Tuesday is the day when I do the dusting.

Synonyms

disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle

Related Words

angel dusting, crop-dusting