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dusting.

A light snowfall.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdʌstɪŋ/

  1. A light snowfall.

    countable
    The rooves are covered with a dusting of snow.

  2. A light covering of something.

    countable
    Cover the cake with a dusting of confectioner's sugar.

  3. The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore.

    countable · uncountable
    Tuesday is the day when I do the dusting.

  4. A beating.

    colloquial · countable

  5. A maintenance or comfort behaviour in which a bird flushes fine dirt through the feathers; dustbathing.

    countable · uncountable
verb/ˈdʌstɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of dust

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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