encrusting

variants also incrusting
present participle of encrust
as in smearing
to cover with a hardened layer refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills

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“Encrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusting. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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