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fouling

[ fou-ling ]

/ ˈfaʊ lɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fouling

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

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Example sentences from the Web for fouling

You penalized Westby a yard for fouling, I heard; is that so?
The Jester of St. Timothy's|Arthur Stanwood Pier
Decomposition then often takes place, fouling the breath by the escape of the gases.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
“Two lines overboard will be enough, or they will be fouling each other,” observed Truck.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston
This may happen easily enough—a wave can do it, or even the fouling of the harpoon-line when a seal is struck.
Eskimo Life|Fridtjof Nansen

Getting clear, he took a fresh start and succeeded only in fouling again.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine|Joseph C. Lincoln

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