overdust

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verb

To dust with too much powder.

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Meanings

verboverdust (third-person singular simple present overdusts, present participle overdusting, simple past and past participle overdusted)

present singular third person overdusts · participle present overdusting · participle past overdusted · past overdusted

  1. transitiveTo dust with too much powder.

    Learn to handle wet dough and avoid overdusting your work surface.

    2013, Richard Miscovich, From the Wood-fired Oven: New and Traditional Techniques for Cooking and Baking with Fire

Origin

From over- + dust.

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APA

overdust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdust

MLA

“overdust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdust. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdust,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdust.

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