rusting

English

rusting (noun, sense 1)

rusting (noun, sense 2)

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rustning (equipping and armament senses)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʉs.tɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʉstɪŋ
• Hyphenation: rus‧ting

Etymology 1

From ruste (“to rust”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rusting (“rusting, corrosion”).

Noun

rusting f or m (definite singular rustinga or rustingen, indefinite plural rustinger, definite plural rustingene)

1. rusting, corrosion; the process of becoming rusty or deteriorating through rust

   Synonym: rustning

   motvirke rusting ved å smøre jerngryta med olje ― to prevent rusting by coating the iron pot with oil

Etymology 2

From ruste (“to equip, prepare; arm”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rusting, Danish rustning and Swedish rustning (“equipping; armament”), and German Rüstung (“equipment; armament”).

Noun

rusting f or m (definite singular rustinga or rustingen, indefinite plural rustinger, definite plural rustingene)

1. equipping, preparation; the act of preparing or equipping oneself or something
2. (military) arming, armament

Anagrams

• sturing, sutring

References

• “rusting” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ruste” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).