rust
noun
the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
rusting
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present participleof rust.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Today, abandoned barge cranes lie rusting and rotting in delta sloughs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Now they are rusting monuments to Scotland's industrial past.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi's pacey documentary tells the real life story of the rescue of Pakistani schoolboys stranded hundreds of feet above a Himalayan valley in a rusting cable car when wires snap.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Naturally that means the risk versus reward of fixing rusting wells in an unstable country like Venezuela looks different.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
American cities are like badger holes, ringed with trash—all of them—surrounded by piles of wrecked and rusting automobiles, and almost smothered with rubbish.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
