plural dustings
1
: the act of making something clean by brushing or wiping away dirt and dust from the surface
The furniture needs a good dusting.
2
a
: a small amount of something that falls or is sprinkled over a surface
During summer, the cracked floor looks prehistoric under the desert sun; during winter, it's intermittently covered by sheets of ice and dustings of snow.—
Joseph Stromberg
Joseph StrombergAdd pearl onions, mushrooms, and a dusting of marjoram.—Hali Ramdene
Hali Ramdene
b
: a faint or slight quality or amount
… sporting a dusting of stubble, DiSpirito runs Union Pacific, a paragon of gilded, inventive Manhattan dining.—James Poniewozik
James PoniewozikExamples of dusting in a Sentence
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Plant duster gloves: $16 Regular dusting keeps your plants' pores free and promotes healthy photosynthesis.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the foreground, a sprinkling of Swiss chalet-style homes, with their widely projecting roofs and wooden balconies, were covered in a fresh dusting of snow.
—Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
These plant care gloves from We the Wild have also made leaf dusting (every couple weeks) so much easier.
—Urmila Ramakrishnan, Bon Appétit, 1 Mar. 2025
No air purifier can completely purify your home air, so taking other steps like regularly vacuuming, mopping, and dusting is equally important.3
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—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the foreground, a sprinkling of Swiss chalet-style homes, with their widely projecting roofs and wooden balconies, were covered in a fresh dusting of snow.
—Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
These plant care gloves from We the Wild have also made leaf dusting (every couple weeks) so much easier.
—Urmila Ramakrishnan, Bon Appétit, 1 Mar. 2025
No air purifier can completely purify your home air, so taking other steps like regularly vacuuming, mopping, and dusting is equally important.3
4.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Dusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusting. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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