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BNC: 32896 COCA: 23012

dusting

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
dusting /ˈdʌstɪŋ/ noun
dusting
/ˈdʌstɪŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of DUSTING
[singular]
: the act of making something clean by brushing or wiping away dirt and dust from the surface擦灰;掸灰
: a small amount of something that falls over a surface少量的撒落物
BNC: 32896 COCA: 23012

dusting

noun

dust·​ing ˈdə-stiŋ How to pronounce dusting (audio)
plural dustings
1
: the act of making something clean by brushing or wiping away dirt and dust from the surface
The furniture needs a good dusting.
2
a
: a small amount of something that falls or is sprinkled over a surface
During summer, the cracked floor looks prehistoric under the desert sun; during winter, it's intermittently covered by sheets of ice and dustings of snow. Joseph Stromberg
Add pearl onions, mushrooms, and a dusting of marjoram. Hali Ramdene
b
: a faint or slight quality or amount
… sporting a dusting of stubble, DiSpirito runs Union Pacific, a paragon of gilded, inventive Manhattan dining. James Poniewozik

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dusting was in 1681
BNC: 32896 COCA: 23012

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