Rusting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The development of rust on a surface.
"An example will best make the matter clear, and throw light, perhaps, on many cases of apparently mysterious rustings."
- 2 the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water wordnet
- 3 The phenomenon where the fur of a black cat develops a brown colour when exposed to sunlight.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of rust form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Activity keeps the mind from rusting."