"dotting" in the verb sense
1. dot, stud, constellate
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
"Hills constellated with lights"
2. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
3. dot
make a dot or dots
4. dot
mark with a dot
"dot your `i's"
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