GDict

rusting

'rʌstiŋ4 senses · 351 ms
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verb
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of rustform-ofgerundparticiple

noun
  1. 1

    The development of rust on a surface.

    • An example will best make the matter clear, and throw light, perhaps, on many cases of apparently mysterious rustings.
  2. 2

    The phenomenon where the fur of a black cat develops a brown colour when exposed to sunlight.

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