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crusting

/ˈkɹʌstɪŋ/

crusting noun: encrusted material. Also the present participle and gerund of crust.

Noun

crusting (plural crustings)

  1. Encrusted material.
    • the crustings on a barrel

Also used as

crusting is also the present participle and gerund of crust.

Forms of crusting

pluralcrustings

Words that rhyme with crusting

Questions about crusting

What does crusting mean?
Crusting means encrusted material.
What part of speech is crusting?
Crusting is a noun.
How do you pronounce crusting?
Crusting is pronounced /ˈkɹʌstɪŋ/.
What is the plural of crusting?
The plural of crusting is crustings.

Words near crusting in the dictionary

  1. crustifying
  2. crustily
  3. crustin
  4. crustiness
  5. crustinesses
  6. crusting
  7. crustings
  8. crustins
  9. crustless
  10. crustlike
  11. crustocalcin

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