dusting
/หdสstษชล/IPA: /D AH1 S T IH0 NG/
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To remove dust from.
โThe cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.โ
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To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
โDusting always makes me cough.โ
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Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
- 4
To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
โThe mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.โ
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To leave; to rush off.
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To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.
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To kill or severely disable.
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A light snowfall.
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A light covering of something.
โCover the cake with a dusting of confectioner's sugar.โ
- 3
The act of removing dust, as a household chore.
โTuesday is the day when I do the dusting.โ
- 4
A beating.
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dust, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dusting