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dusting (s) (noun), dustings (pl)
1. The process of making something clean by brushing or wiping away the fine layer of dirt from the surface of something: The table needs a good dusting and the shelves need a good dusting, too.
2. A small amount of something which falls over a surface: Today there was a light dusting of snow on the ground.
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