encrusting

verb

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

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Recent Examples of encrusting 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrusting
  1. coating
  2. smearing
  3. crusting
  4. caking
  5. covering
Verb
  • Most record-breaking perovskite cells in labs rely on spin-coating or wet-chemical solution processing, which doesn’t scale well to large, textured industrial silicon wafers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Bring to room temperature before portioning and coating in cinnamon-sugar.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of coating
Verb
  • People are smearing the electric-blue tincture on their face or drawing the concoction up in syringes.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At the entrance of Kollparay, Quispe pauses, taking my hands and smearing them with soil—the soil of her village.
    — Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Definition of smearing
Verb
  • 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
Definition of crusting
Verb
  • Wipe down furniture in the kitchen or dining room frequently to prevent grease from caking on.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Dry the tracks thoroughly afterward to prevent grime from caking into the grooves.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of caking
Verb
  • Both books combine new, headline-generating reporting with intel Wickersham has gathered over decades covering football.
    — Aaron Reiss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But since Harvey, then a senior at Oberlin College, was writing for the Oberlin Review, covering football was a rather tricky proposition.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of covering

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“Encrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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