salting

present participle of salt

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of salting Because your pasta cooking water serves as the foundation for your sauce, avoid over-salting it. Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025 As mentioned above, salting the cucumbers pulls excess liquid from the slices and guarantees a crunchy salad. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salting
Verb
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Verb
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  • Start by mixing a small amount of pH-neutral dish soap in a bucket with warm water.
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Verb
  • Fatemian takes a single vegetable at a time, starting with the carrots, and works his way around the edges, inserting the veggies into the arugula so they’re partially supported by the greens.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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“Salting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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