Synonyms of powdering

powdering

verb

present participle of powder

as in grinding

to reduce to fine particles

you have to powder the antibiotic tablet and mix it with food

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grinding
• crushing
• pounding
• beating
• milling
• pulverizing
• disintegrating
• comminuting
• atomizing
• crumbling
• braying
• mulling
• smashing
• grating
• fracturing
• breaking
• shattering
• fragmenting
• crunching
• dashing
• busting
• splintering
• kibbling
• micronizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of powdering

Traditional methods such as powdering, cyanoacrylate fuming, or ninhydrin rely on sweat and sebaceous residues (a mixture of skin oil and dead skin) left behind on a surface. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025

Posada illustrated her in ostentatious attire to satirize the way the garbanceras attempted to pass as upper-class by powdering their faces and wearing fashionable French attire. — Mathew Sandoval, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2023