sawdust /ˈsɔːˌdʌst/noun 2verb 1forms 3phrases 1 noun2 •The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material. •(informal) Food that is unpleasantly powdery and tasteless.I have a hard time looking at green cylinder Parmesan, the scentless sawdust inside practically mocking Giorgio Cravero's Parmigiano-Reggiano […] — 2020 verb1 •To sprinkle with sawdust. formssawdusted · sawdusting · sawdusts Phrases with sawdust sawdust trailThe route followed by an itinerant Christian preacher in the United States.