salting

English

Verb

salting

  1. present participle and gerund of salt

Noun

salting (countable and uncountable, plural saltings)

  1. (uncountable) The act of sprinkling salt, either on food, or on an icy road.
  2. (countable) A salt marsh.
    • 1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 41:
      Saltings ringing with the redshank's cry.
  3. (uncountable) The act of tampering with an investigation site by adding bogus evidence.
  4. (UK, historical) The celebration of the Eton montem.

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Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of salah (“wrong”) +‎ tingkah (“behavior”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsaltiŋ/ [ˈsal.t̪ɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -altiŋ
  • Syllabification: sal‧ting

Adjective

salting (comparative lebih salting, superlative paling salting)

  1. (slang) awkward; embarrassed; flustered
    Near-synonym: gabra (Malaysia, Singapore)

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