Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of salt
nounsalting (countable and uncountable, plural saltings)
plural saltings
- uncountableThe act of sprinkling salt, as on food or on an icy road.
- countableA salt marsh.
Saltings ringing with the redshank's cry.
1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 41 - uncountableThe act of tampering with an investigation site by adding bogus evidence.
- UKcountablehistoricaluncountableThe celebration of the Eton montem.
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Translations
Finnish suolaus
- suolausact
Irish sailleadh
- sailleadhact
Polish solenie
- solenieact
Portuguese salga
- salgaact
Spanish siembra de evidencia, salazón
- siembra de evidenciaact of adding bogus evidence
- salazónact
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APA
salting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salting
MLA
“salting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salting.
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