verb
- crushing or grinding something using a pestle in a mortar
Usage: present participle of pestle
Examples
- She was pestling the herbs to make a paste.
- The pharmacist spent time pestling the ingredients together.
- Pestling the spices released their aromatic oils.
- He was pestling garlic and salt in the marble mortar.
- The chef was pestling peppercorns for the sauce.
- Pestling requires a circular grinding motion.