Get to know Rusting better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like rust or corrosion.
Rusting meaning
present participle and gerund of rust
Synonyms of Rusting
Using Rusting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of rust
- Useful related words include: rust, corrosion, corroding, erosion.
- In the example corpus, rusting often appears in combinations such as: rusting of, and rusting, the rusting.
Context around Rusting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rusting
- In this selection, "rusting" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, staining, windows, avoid, away, balustrades and screws stand out and add context to how "rusting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include between the rusting padlocked ruins and components are rusting and dropping. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rusting" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rusting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The rusting wreckage of the Arizona still lies where it sank. (11 words)
What he means is that what we perceive as aging is actually oxidisation, like rusting. (15 words)
The four boxes, outside and Poole College in Meyrick Road, Bournemouth, have smashed windows, rusting panelling and exposed wiring. (19 words)
The classic silhouette fits in nicely with any patio decor, and it’s made from Sunbrella fabric that’s resistant to water, weather, staining, rusting and fading, so it’ll last for years to come. (35 words)
I feel the same way about rusting screws and nails, chargers for long-dead electric devices, good pub guides (dated 1976) and all sorts of other things we may be grateful for one day. (34 words)
Railings made of wood and rusting iron that were part of what used to be two parallel tracks lie partially uncovered in sandy soil, and there also are wood pilings that are still standing. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A faded art deco shopfront sits cheek by crumbling jowl with its neighbour’s rusting balustrades and handmade fondant tiles.
I feel the same way about rusting screws and nails, chargers for long-dead electric devices, good pub guides (dated 1976) and all sorts of other things we may be grateful for one day.
Late on December 8 (Friday), one-third of the gate was washed away, and officials attributed it to rusting of bolts.
Railings made of wood and rusting iron that were part of what used to be two parallel tracks lie partially uncovered in sandy soil, and there also are wood pilings that are still standing.
The classic silhouette fits in nicely with any patio decor, and it’s made from Sunbrella fabric that’s resistant to water, weather, staining, rusting and fading, so it’ll last for years to come.
Dozens of wells that once helped power Texas' oil and gas industry and economy are now decades old and rusting away in Trinity Bay.
Manila maintains its presence in Ayungin through the BRP Sierra Madre, a rusting World War II-era warship deliberately grounded in 1999.
The four boxes, outside and Poole College in Meyrick Road, Bournemouth, have smashed windows, rusting panelling and exposed wiring.
The rusting wreckage of the Arizona still lies where it sank.
Through the rusting beams, a section of the building that had its roof ripped off by Hurricane Gilbert, was exposed again.
For automatic cars, Taneja advised people to keep the lever position in parking mode, to avoid rusting on brake pad and brake disk area.
But the tipping point is imminent – too many components are rusting and dropping off the NHS engine, making it more difficult to carry out the core work.
In stark contrast, a rusting one-story auto repair shop sits across the street, a reminder of the earlier decay.
Other than rusting yellow-and-black “Fallout Shelter” signs on public buildings, almost nothing remains of American civil defense efforts.
Series six of this motorised spin on the DIY SOS formula sees Tim Shaw and Fizz Townshend return to restore more rusting vehicles to life.
The developing company must have paid a crew to remove the huge concrete chunks and dredge the lakes to scrape out rusting cars, old air conditioners, countless beer cans and broken bottles.
Two were even found rusting away in a derelict railway shed near Brighton station covered in graffiti and pigeon droppings, with broken glass strewn across the floor.
What he means is that what we perceive as aging is actually oxidisation, like rusting.
It had been a modest memorial, occupying a narrow median of grass, between the rusting padlocked ruins of a Chicago gas station and the corner of 69th Street and Wolcott Avenue.
The use of coatings is increasing all over the world as companies are adopting a prevention-based approach in order to decrease the costs incurred by rusting of equipment.
Common combinations with rusting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rusting of 5×
- and rusting 5×
- the rusting 4×
- rusting and 3×
- rusting away 3×
- to rusting 2×
- rusting or 2×
- rusting in 2×