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salting

/ˈsɔːltɪŋ/

/ˈsɔltɪŋ/

Translations

saltingnoun

saltings

засолка

The salting of the roads helps to prevent ice formation.

Засолка дорог помогает предотвратить образование льда.

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Synonyms

saltinggerund / present participle

/ˈsɔːltɪŋ/

/ˈsɔltɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe substances, solutions, or processes that involve or apply salt.

Synonyms

saltverb

salting

Gerund

salted

Past Simple

salted

Past Participle

salting

Gerund

/sɔːlt/

/sɔlt/

солить

She likes to salt her food before tasting it.

Она любит солить еду перед тем, как попробовать её.

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Definitions

saltingnoun

The act or process of applying salt to something, especially to preserve it or enhance its flavor.

The salting of the meat was necessary to ensure it would last through the winter.

A method of fraudulently increasing the apparent value of a mine by placing rich ore in it.

The investors were deceived by the salting of the mine, believing it to be more valuable than it actually was.

The act of spreading salt on roads or pathways to melt ice or snow.

The city workers were busy with the salting of the roads to prevent accidents during the snowstorm.

Coastal marsh land that is regularly flooded by the tide and encrusted with salt; a salt marsh (usually in plural).

Wading birds feed on the saltings along the estuary.

saltinggerund / present participle

Involving or containing salt, especially for preserving or flavouring.

The pickles were immersed in a salting solution for several days.

saltverb

To add salt to food to enhance its flavor or preserve it.

She salted the soup to bring out its flavors.

To spread salt on a surface, such as a road or sidewalk, to melt ice or snow.

The city workers salted the roads to prevent accidents during the snowstorm.

To sprinkle or scatter something, often metaphorically, to add interest or variety.

He salted his speech with humorous anecdotes to keep the audience engaged.