dusting
nounUK /ˈdʌstɪŋ/
US /ˈdʌstɪŋ/
Dusting is when you wipe the dust off things to make them clean.
She did some dusting in the living room before her friends came over.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A light sprinkling of something, such as powder or sugar.
The cake was finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.
3. A light coating or layer of fine particles.
A thin dusting of snow covered the garden.
4. The act of spraying crops with powder, such as pesticide.
The farmer did a dusting of the fields to protect the plants.