- present participle of rust.
rusting
Example Sentences
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Pictures last week of the USS Abraham Lincoln docking in Thailand with a rusting hull after a gruelling nine months at sea in the Gulf were pounced on by Iran.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The largest structure, a six-story building with dozens of broken windows, is sealed shut with rusting metal grillwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Today, abandoned barge cranes lie rusting and rotting in delta sloughs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Goodison-Blanks said the tin itself had some "patternation and rusting" on it and the label was a "bit worn".
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
So when I got home I went out into the backyard and sat down on this rusting latticed patio chair and called him.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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Chemistry - High School
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