salting

verb

Definition of saltingnext
present participle of salt
as in weaving
to scatter or set here and there among other things the old sailor salted his tale of the voyage with crude anecdotes and rough language

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Recent Examples of salting The goal is for salting to become muscle memory, your fingers an extension of your brain and your palate. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Make ahead by salting and drying the tomatoes a few hours in advance, baking the crust earlier the same day, and assembling just before the final bake. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 Let sit until ready to use (salting will pull out excess moisture from tomatoes). — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 June 2026 Some cucumber salad recipes call for salting and draining the cucumbers. — Martha Stewart, 15 May 2026 State police said a Wayne County plow truck was salting the left lane of the highway when the driver of a 2004 Toyota passenger car sideswiped the salt truck. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 New York City Department of Sanitation garbage trucks, tasked with moving snow and salting streets, and city buses passed by every few minutes. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 City workers are plowing and salting the streets so emergency vehicles can safely travel. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salting
  1. weaving
  2. mixing
  3. inserting
  4. interspersing
  5. combining
Verb
  • Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaving
Verb
  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The kosher laws include restrictions on the types of meat that can be consumed and prohibits mixing meat and dairy in the same meal, so keeping a kitchen kosher requires communal adherence to these rules.
    — Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of mixing
Verb
  • Nakase changed her starting lineup in a move that paid huge dividends after Golden State fell behind 2-1, inserting Kaila Charles and Tiffany Hayes and bringing Kayla Thornton and Cecilia Zandalasini off the bench.
    — Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Both of New Orleans’ victories have come since first-year coach Jamahl Mosley tinkered with the starting lineup, inserting versatile Croation Karlo Matkovic at and defensive standout Herb Jones at shooting guard.
    — Brett Martel, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of inserting
Verb
  • Myers spoke vaguely about winning and losing, while interspersing clips of Ultimate Fighting Championship interviews with fighters after matches.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Arrange the citrus beautifully — interspersing different colors and sizes — on a serving platter.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of interspersing
Verb
  • Inside, Devarana offers a 60-minute traditional Thai oil massage followed by 30 minutes of singing bowl sound healing, combining halotherapy and chakra balancing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The three-part 40mm drivers deliver fantastic audio by combining highs, mids, and lows to create an immersive soundscape that keeps you engaged and attentive.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of combining

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“Salting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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