an area of low ground regularly inundated with salt water; often taken to include its halophyte vegetation; a salt marsh
salting in American English
(ˈsɔltɪŋ)
noun
British
grassy land regularly covered by tides
usually used in pl.
Examples of 'salting' in a sentence
salting
"Kathryn refused to answer but kept her gaze on the manuscript, so Thomasina went to the buttery where Agnes was salting some meat.
Grace, C.L A SHRINE OF MURDERS (2001)
All related terms of 'salting'
salt
Salt is a strong-tasting substance, in the form of white powder or crystals , which is used to improve the flavour of food or to preserve it. Salt occurs naturally in sea water.
saut
a white powder or colourless crystalline solid , consisting mainly of sodium chloride and used for seasoning and preserving food
salting-in
Salting-in is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute increases the solubility of that solute.
salting-out
Salting-out is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute reduces the solubility of that solute.
dry-salt
to preserve (food) by salting and removing moisture
salt out
to cause (a dissolved substance) to come out of solution by adding an electrolyte
salt away
If someone salts away sums of money, they save the money for the future , often illegally.
lick
When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface.