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dusting out

dusting out is the present participle and gerund of dust out.

Meaning of dust out

Verb

dust out (third-person singular simple present dusts out, present participle dusting out, simple past and past participle dusted out)

  1. (US, dated, slang) To leave or depart.

Questions about dusting out

What is dusting out the present participle and gerund of?
Dusting out is the present participle and gerund of dust out.

Words near dusting out in the dictionary

  1. dusting
  2. dusting down
  3. dusting off
  4. dusting off a batter
  5. dusting off the cobwebs
  6. dusting out
  7. dusting someone's jacket
  8. dusting up
  9. dustings
  10. dustish
  11. dustjacket

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