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crusting

verb

present participle of crust

as in smearing

to cover with a hardened layer pipes crusted with mineral deposits

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Recent Examples of crusting More drying means more soil aggregates can break down, increasing the potential for crusting. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 There were dishes of baby food crusting over on the kitchenette counter. — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Apply Mulch Mulch prevents the soil from crusting and improves its water retention. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026 During the first few days, normal symptoms such as crusting and redness may happen. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 There would be salt on my lips and salt crusting on my skin. — Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2025 The ash seasoning crusting the fish is made from charred citrus rinds, garlic skins and other trim waste coming from the dinner’s preparation, according to Pecha. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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Yet what follows is an extended list of ethical sins, with a focus on the sins of abusive speech, such as slandering, slurring, slighting and smearing the reputations of others.

— Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
People have gone from smearing the compound on their faces to using injections, in hopes of achieving firmer, wrinkle-free skin and other anti-aging benefits.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

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As cities race to figure out to handle this growing plague encrusting bridges and landmarks, one town has found a solution through art.

— Ash Bhardwaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.

— The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of encrusting

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Spray from top to bottom, coating the glass and screens evenly.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
Instead of assessing the particle only as a whole, researchers used instrumented indentation to examine the response of its individual coating layers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

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