# dusting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdʌstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,365

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of dust

## Easily confused with
- **during** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/during-vs-dusting)
- **dating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dating-vs-dusting)
- **Dustin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dustin-vs-dusting)
- **destiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destiny-vs-dusting)
- **dumping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dumping-vs-dusting)
- **dashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dashing-vs-dusting)
- **dieting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dieting-vs-dusting)
- **ducking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducking-vs-dusting)
- **dunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunning-vs-dusting)
- **dubbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubbing-vs-dusting)
- **dishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dishing-vs-dusting)
- **darting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darting-vs-dusting)
- **dissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dissing-vs-dusting)
- **dustbin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dustbin-vs-dusting)
- **daunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daunting-vs-dusting)
- **doubting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doubting-vs-dusting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddusting`, `dsuting`, `dusitng`, `dussting`, `dustign`, `dustingg`, `dustinng`, `dustnig`, `dustting`, `dutsing`, `udsting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dusting