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Dusting

/ˈdʌstɪŋ/

To remove dust from.

📖 Definitions of "Dusting"

verb

1
To remove dust from.
"The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard."
2
To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
"Dusting always makes me cough."
3
Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
4
To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
"The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder."

noun

1
A light snowfall.
2
A light covering of something.
"Cover the cake with a dusting of confectioner's sugar."
3
The act of removing dust, as a household chore.
"Tuesday is the day when I do the dusting."
4
A beating.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
detritusnoun	(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
sprinkleverb	(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
rubblenoun	The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
dotnoun	A small, round spot.
debrisnoun	Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
scatternoun	(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
junknoun	Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
cleansingnoun	The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
cleaningnoun	(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
snowingverb	A fall of snow.
sprinklingnoun	A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something.
flurrynoun	A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
sniftnoun	(UK dialectal, uncountable) A light dusting, as of snow.
flurryingverb	A brief blast or shower, as of snow.
skiffnoun	A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
snow showernoun	A short duration of moderate snowfall. Some accumulation is possible.
powdernoun	The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
drizzlenoun	Light rain.
dustfallnoun	Fine particles deposited by the atmosphere.