Salting
verb
To add salt to.
“to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter”
To deposit salt as a saline solution.
“The brine begins to salt.”
To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
noun
The act of sprinkling salt, either on food, or on an icy road
A salt marsh
The act of tampering with an investigation site by adding bogus evidence.