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dustin'

dustin' is the pronunciation spelling of dusting.

Meaning of dusting

Noun

dusting (countable and uncountable, plural dustings)

  1. (countable) A light snowfall.
    • The rooves are covered with a dusting of snow.
  2. (countable) A light covering of something.
    • Cover the cake with a dusting of confectioner's sugar.
  3. The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore.
    • Tuesday is the day when I do the dusting.
  4. (colloquial, countable) A beating.
  5. A maintenance or comfort behaviour in which a bird flushes fine dirt through the feathers; dustbathing.

Questions about dustin'

What is dustin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Dustin' is the pronunciation spelling of dusting.

Words near dustin' in the dictionary

  1. dustify
  2. dustifying
  3. dustily
  4. Dustin
  5. Dustin Acres
  6. dustin'
  7. dustiness
  8. dusting
  9. dusting down
  10. dusting off
  11. dusting off a batter

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