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Definition of "dusting" []

  • A light sprinkling: sidewalks covered with a dusting of new snow. (noun)
  • Slang A beating or defeat: gave the bully a good dusting. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dusting" in a sentence
  • "DROPPINGS Turkey droppings are easiest to find on bare ground, especially in dusting areas or in scratchings."
  • "So while the Democratic establishment is once again dusting off its tried-and-untrue swing voter strategy, Dean is running, as he put it, a campaign based on addition, not subtraction."
  • "This not unusual, but recently I have begun to note that the bottom lip of the urinals are covered with a thin dusting of pubic hair."