fouling

[ fou-ling ]

/ ˈfaʊ lɪŋ /

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noun

an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.

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Origin of fouling

1350–1400; Middle English foulinge;see foul, -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM fouling

non·foul·ing, adjective

Words nearby fouling

foulard, foul ball, foulbrood, fouled-up, foulie, fouling, foul line, foul marten, foul matter, foulmouthed, foulness

How to use fouling in a sentence

Forward Sarah Link followed with a layup on the next possession to force the Wolverines into fouling.
Madison comes through in the clutch to reach Virginia Class 6 girls’ basketball final|Kyle Melnick|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
A still more important question has arisen of late concerning the fouling of water.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
It was a general fouling match, and the jabbering was terrific.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843|Various
With incandescent electric light there is no combustion and no fouling of the air.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, July 1899|Various

I'll accept your statement so far as the management goes, but someone is guilty of fouling up your registration lists.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
As the lake was public property, it was not easy for the two "fouling" boys to find opportunities for practising their parts.
Donald and Dorothy|Mary Mapes Dodge