salting

1 of 2

noun

salt·​ing ˈsȯl-tiŋ 

chiefly British

: land flooded regularly by tides

—usually plural

salting

2 of 2

present participle of salt entry 2

Examples of salting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

To achieve this, extra care is taken at the salting stage to ensure that the eggs can develop great texture and flavor and still get preserved. — Felipe Riccio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Today’s eggplant doesn’t demand automatic salting. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026

Smoking, curing, and salting were practical responses to a short growing season and months of snow. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 7 Mar. 2026

In what could be interpreted as a salting-the-earth approach, Scream 7 does not mention the characters of Sam (Barrera) and Tara (Ortega) by name at all. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1712, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salting

• faulting
• halting
• malting
• vaulting
• assaulting
• defaulting
• desalting
• exalting