Synonyms of dusting

dusting

verb

present participle of dust

as in whipping

to defeat by a large margin

the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipping
• burying
• trimming
• overcoming
• flattening
• bombing
• throwing
• smothering
• topping
• pasting
• mastering
• beating
• annihilating
• creaming
• upsetting
• sweeping
• waxing
• smoking
• routing
• thrashing
• walloping
• blowing away
• skinning
• taking
• tromping
• whopping
• clobbering
• overwhelming
• trouncing
• whupping
• destroying
• scoring
• conquering
• exceeding
• shellacking
• licking
• surpassing
• whomping
• capping
• succeeding
• crushing
• snowing under
• drubbing
• dispatching
• eating alive
• running circles around
• beating the pants off
• finishing
• wiping the floor with
• skunking
• subduing
• slaughtering
• surmounting
• prevailing (over)
• winning (against)
• vanquishing
• subjugating
• overthrowing
• upending
• overpowering
• besting
• outshining
• triumphing (over)
• knocking over
• hurdling
• transcending
• excelling
• eclipsing
• outdoing
• bettering
• knocking off
• overmatching
• outstripping
• overtopping
• edging (out)
• overbearing
• worsting
• flourishing
• outdistancing
• breaking
• acing (out)
• pipping
• sinking
• doing in
• nosing out
• outfighting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dusting

Evening jackets were everywhere on the fall runways—floor-dusting velvet opera coats, sharp tuxedos, and metallic brocade—while the key occasion dress emerged as a flapper-style drop waist. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first). — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as straightforward as dusting crops. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026

To clean lampshades, Cruz recommends dusting with a lint roller or using soft-brush vacuum attachments on your vacuum. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

Frequent cleaning by wet-dusting and wet-mopping hard surfaces such as floors and tables with plain water or gentle cleaners can keep indoor air cleaner. — Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Pae recommends dusting it onto the high points of the face with a small fan brush for a glass-skin effect. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 July 2026

The key to crispy, golden coconut shrimp is lightly dusting them in cornstarch. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026

The small airport serves around 30 aircraft, all privately owned, including crop dusting companies and sky dive operators, Jacobs said. — Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026