foxing

[ fok-sing ]

/ ˈfɒk sɪŋ /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for foxing on Thesaurus.com

noun

material used to cover the upper portion of a shoe.

discoloration, as of book leaves or prints.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of foxing

fox + -ing¹

Words nearby foxing

foxhole, foxhound, fox hunt, fox hunting, foxie, foxing, Fox Islands, fox moth, fox snake, fox sparrow, fox squirrel

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use foxing in a sentence

To-night it wasn't that feeling that made it difficult for me to go on "foxing."
The Boys and I|Mrs. Molesworth
Fox; (verb) to pretend, to feign, to sham: 'he's not sick at all, he's only foxing.'
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
It is curious that the expression "foxing" is not so suitable to this animal as to many others.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
They were still "foxing," or as my Samoan servant called it, le toga-fiti e mate (pretending to be dead).
The Call Of The South|Louis Becke

His strong point was foxing clothes with canvas which he always carried for that purpose.
Thirty Years on the Frontier|Robert McReynolds

British Dictionary definitions for foxing

foxing

/ (ˈfɒksɪŋ) /

noun

a piece of leather used to reinforce or trim part of the upper of a shoe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

foxing

Origin of foxing

Words nearby foxing

Words related to foxing

How to use foxing in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for foxing