Accordingly, after dusting the sphere in the manner already described, the dust was carefully rubbed away from all but certain parts whose position was recorded.
In the first place, to test the influence of dust, the experiment was made of deliberately dusting the surface of the sphere.
After the bath all the folds and creases are given a light dusting with a good talcum.
A dusting powder composed of starch two parts, and boracic acid one part, may be dusted on after a cleansing with oil.
Thorough dusting with boric acid powder, with possibly a little oxide of zinc, will usually effect a cure promptly, but should the condition continue, which it does only in rare instances, the doctor may have to cauterize it.
Giuseppe took himself back to his boat and commenced fussing about its fittings, dusting the seats, plumping up the cushions, with an air of absorption which deceived nobody.
He bustled about placing table and chairs, and recklessly dusting them with the clean napkin.
She was sitting at a table reading the Bible, and her face was more hostile than in the meeting; but she received him with much politeness, dusting a chair and praying him to be seated.
With the beginning of July, John fairly broke ground in the great effort, and was engaged thereon for six weeks, beginning with the dusting of the pulpit and concluding with the beating of Drumsheugh's cushion.
Barker is dusting the best dinner service—if I’m not there to watch, she’s sure to break something.
Those who had heard the sentence realized the misery it inflicted that the strongest girl should be denied the pump, the lake, tree climbing and even boxing possible or gym work, for a mean little contemptible stunt like dusting Dozia's room!
Quickly she disturbed the furniture and made it evident that she was sweeping and dusting the room.
On the day when he had let Lesigne slip through his fingers at Raife's flat in the Rue Lafayette, Herrion had a suspicion that he had been tricked by the innocent-looking old lady, who appeared to be so busy dusting out the apartment.
So saying he procured the plane; and with his old silk handkerchief first dusting the bench, vigorously set to planing away at my bed, the while grinning like an ape.
He was ever dustinghis old lexicons and grammars, with a queer handkerchief, mockingly embellished with all the gay flags of all the known nations of the world.
Over the land old Bar-rule rose up like a sea king with hoar-frost on his forehead, and the smoke began to lift from the chimneys of the town at his feet.
The moment she entered the drawing-room, where the latter was dusting the few china and other ornaments, her countenance evinced unusual disturbance.
Promised," repeated Mrs. Frederic, lightly, and carefullydusting her bonnet with her handkerchief.
She seemed to be dustingsome books, but looked too weary to do much.
It was rather inconsiderate, she thought, of Katherine to go out and leave all the extra dusting of the drawing-room to her.
She did not want to be still any more, however; she went to and fro in her room, dusting it and putting it in order; she rearranged her own hair and dress, and then she went to the window to watch for her mother.
She was obliged to be content with dusting it and placing the result of her cooking between two warm plates thereupon.
JAMES pauses in the act of dusting a bottle to look at her, as if suspecting irony.
Tode was dusting and putting in order a lately vacated room one morning.
He picked up three leaves which had evidently been torn from an old book; reading matter was rather scarce with him, and he stopped the dusting to discover what new treasure might be awaiting him here.
One afternoon, when Captain Abner was engaged in dusting the ornaments in the parlor, his good friend Samuel Twitty stood in the doorway and accosted him.
Thus in Pieris Napi the winter is distinguished from the summer form, among other characters, by the strong black dusting of the base of the wings.
He laid down the print gently, after dusting its glass and frame with his silk handkerchief, and slowly left the room.
And she never said one word about dusting one hour and studying one hour and weeding one hour.
No namby-pamby everyday living of dishes anddusting and meals and babies for me.
Althea was frying chicken contentedly and Mynie was sweeping and dusting as quietly as she always did.
Among the Germans pulverized mint is commonly upon the table in cruets for dusting upon gravies and soups, especially pea and bean purees.
For instance, if a liberaldusting of finely minced parsley be added to peeled, boiled potatoes, immediately after draining, this vegetable will seem like a new dish of unusual delicacy.
Dusting of the furniture should be done with a dampened dust cloth.
While dusting and sweeping, the windows should be opened; an occasional admission of sunlight, where practicable, would likewise be of the greatest benefit.
It is for this reason principally that the processes of cleaning, sweeping, and dusting should in a theater be under intelligent management.
Jim looked down at the dark eyes, misted now, the straight brown hair, and the little snub nose with its dusting of freckles.
The little girl eyes over their dusting of freckles slitted.
You are very kind, madam," said I, still dusting away, lest she should see how my hand trembled.
The top-dog spirit was fast oozing out of me, and I sat there sourlydusting the skirts of my poor country-tailor-made coat.
A crop-dusting pilot is accustomed to getting telegrams in the middle of the night--and answering them, before some other outfit can grab the job being offered!
But I can always go back to crop-dusting and make a few dollars now and then.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dusting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
