encrust
verb (used with object)
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
encrusted
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past participleof encrust.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof encrust.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
encrustverb (used with object)to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
Example Sentences
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Burns says that was all part of figuring out “how to loosen the barnacles of sentimentality that have encrusted themselves” on the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
In Traynor’s vision, lighters, can openers and outlet covers are reimagined as exquisite pieces of Brutalist art, crisscrossed with strips of tin, encrusted with sea glass and stones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
The wind reached 100 miles an hour, the waves rose to 50 feet, and the ice that encrusted the deck must have weighed tons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
In the third picture in the carousel, Swift, wearing a Ralph Lauren halter neck dress and diamond encrusted Cartier watch, flashes her engagement ring - a cushion cut diamond on a gold band.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Mrs. Weasley let go of Harry, who hesitated for a moment, then walked over to the desk and laid upon it the Sorting Hat, the ruby- encrusted sword, and what remained of Riddle’s diary.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
