present participle of gather dust

simple past tense and past participle of gather dust

Gold in the form of very small pieces, or flour gold. / (figuratively) Anything of great value. / Aurinia saxatilis

A very fine dust that typically settles in potholes on outback roads. The dust usually settles to make the road look flat, but when a car runs over it it soon sinks.

Dust, sand, and other particulate matter from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan blown over China, Korea, and Japan in the spring.

Alternative spelling of gold dust

(idiomatic, euphemistic) To die. / (idiomatic) To quit, or fail.

past participle of bite the dust

(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.

A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground.