(2) A person covered with dust will probably be you, in which case you need rejuvenating. Perhaps you are too much under the sway of the past and need to dissolve old resentments and turn receptively to the future (or, rather, to the present) and to your inner self, to see what each of them is offering you.
(3) Dust may be a symbol of death or mortality. But it may be that you feel dead, in which case, see (2) above.
Dreaming of dusty objects is also a symbol of abandonment and neglect.
It is evidence of the rejection of that which you haven’t even touched in a while. This may include aspects of yourself you are not aware of or have forgotten. Similarly, these aspects may be positive and refer to talent: the dream makes you aware of the artistic, musical, or creative skills that you do not use. The objects that are covered by this dust will give you a hint of the final oneiric meaning. (See also: ABANDONMENT, ASH)
According to gypsy tradition, the more dust in the dream, the less the annoyance you have to face. [2]
Unused, unoccupied, resting, or dormant.
The passage of time.
A neglected responsibility, or apathy.
The idea of dryness (as in a dry, dusty landscape).
Impediments to your inner process, or an outdated way of thinking.
Dusting off an object can represent: revisiting a matter from your past, a desire to see or understand more clearly, clearing out judgments, self-limiting beliefs, or other dynamics from your consciousness.
It signifies an approaching period of annoyances, petty quarrels, and minor embarrassments; however, if you managed to clean it off, the adverse aura will soon disperse.
To dream of seeing a cloud of dust gathering or rolling indicates a new problem on your horizon which will only be overcome by prolonged effort [6]
For a young woman, this denotes that she will be set aside by her lover for a newer flame.
If you free yourself of the dust by using judicious measures, you will clear up the loss. [7]
If something is dusty, then this means it has been neglected, abandoned, unused, and is old or outdated. [8]
2. A period of petty problems and irritations.
3. Feelings that others have failed the dreamer.
4. Concealing questionable activities (to dust a room).
5. To clear up past problems (to dust a room). [9]
To dream that you are Dusting a room shows that some improvement will come if you persevere. [11]
To married folk it foretells serious vexations through their relatives or inlaws. [12]
3. Descendants;
4. To be cursed or under a curse;
5. Death;
6. Shortcomings of man; Matt. 10:4; Acts 13:51;Sam. 2:8; 2 Sam. 16:3; Is. 47:1. [13]
A cloud of dust which is produced from a brisk movement of a car or a horse in a dream means controlling one’s affairs, indulging in falsehood or enticing trouble. Dusting one’s store and throwing the dirt on the sidewalk in a dream means business losses.
If a merchant sees his merchandises covered with dust in a dream, it means depression and unsalability of his merchandise.
(See also: Specs of dust) [18]