dust
noun
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
is dusting
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present progressiveof dust (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Platner is dusting Mills by lopsided margins in polling averages.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
Now, Ms. Hayes, a freshman congresswoman, is dusting off her teaching skills with her own son, while working marathon days.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2020
As for Scott, we're assuming the Professor is operating under the assumption the 2013 Masters champ is dusting off his long putter and following the leads of Bernhard Langer and Scott McCarron.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 18, 2017
The Village Theatre is dusting off the script for a revival staged by Jeff Steitzer and featuring reliable local actors David Pichette, R. Hamilton Wright and Ellen McLain as some of the usual suspects.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2013
In front of me, Autumn is dusting herself off.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
