encrusting

variants also incrusting
present participle of encrust
as in smearing
to cover with a hardened layer refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills

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  • The ash seasoning crusting the fish is made from charred citrus rinds, garlic skins and other trim waste coming from the dinner’s preparation, according to Pecha.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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  • These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There is little sugar-coating how Swayman’s season went last year.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Encrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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