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dedusting

dedusting is the present participle and gerund of dedust.

Meaning of dedust

Verb

dedust (third-person singular simple present dedusts, present participle dedusting, simple past and past participle dedusted)

  1. (transitive) To remove the dust from.
    • Today, janitor Duck, you'll polish the stones! […] This collection of rubble from the ancient Inca ruins of Peru has been gathering dust for sixty years! Dedust it!1949, “Lost in the Andes!”, in Donald Duck
    Synonyms:
    dust

Questions about dedusting

What is dedusting the present participle and gerund of?
Dedusting is the present participle and gerund of dedust.

Words near dedusting in the dictionary

  1. dedushki
  2. dedust
  3. dedusted
  4. deduster
  5. dedusters
  6. dedusting
  7. dedusts
  8. dee
  9. Dee Why
  10. dee'd
  11. dee-dar

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