rusting

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌstɪŋ

Verb

rusting

1. present participle and gerund of rust

Noun

rusting (plural rustings)

1. The development of rust on a surface.
   • 1899, Scientific American, volume 81, page 309:

     An example will best make the matter clear, and throw light, perhaps, on many cases of apparently mysterious rustings.

2. The phenomenon where the fur of a black cat develops a brown colour when exposed to sunlight.

Derived terms

• antirusting

Anagrams

• truings