salting

Pluralsaltings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The act of putting salt on food, or spreading it on icy roads.

   Like sprinkling sugar on cereal, but with salt instead.

   The salting of the roads kept cars from sliding on the ice.

   A light salting of the fries made them taste much better.

   Similargritting, seasoning

2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of salt. Use this form for the action happening right now.

   She is salting the pasta water before it boils.

   He kept salting the meat to keep it from spoiling.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The act of adding fake evidence to a crime scene to fool investigators.

   Like sneaking your own toy into someone's bag to get them in trouble.

   The salting of the scene almost sent an innocent man to prison.

   Detectives suspected salting when the evidence looked far too neat.

   Similartampering, planting

4. 4
   nouncountable

   A low, wet stretch of land near the sea that is often covered by salty water.

   Like a wet, grassy field beside the sea that floods with salty water.

   The salting flooded every time the tide came in.

   Birds gather to feed on the wide saltings along the coast.

   Similarsaltmarsh, marsh

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5. 5
   nounhistoricalUKcountable or uncountable

   A festive celebration once held by the students of Eton College in England.

   Like a school fair where students collect money from the visitors who come to watch.

   The boys collected coins from visitors during the salting.

   Families traveled from far away to see the salting at Eton.

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