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crop-dusting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
crop--dust-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The application of fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides onto crops from an aircraft

Uncountable

noun

The act of farting in public while passing by people.

Humorous; Informal; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of crop-dust

Usage

Inflected Forms

crop-dustings (plural) cropdusting (alternative) crop dusting (alternative)

Phrases

crop-duster crop duster

Frequently Paired Words

cropduster crop-duster crop duster

Synonyms

spraying

Questions

What does crop-dusting mean?
The application of fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides onto crops from an aircraft

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