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foiling

/ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To cover or wrap with foil.
  2. To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
  3. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
  4. To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
  5. To tread underfoot; to trample.
  6. To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
  7. To defile; to soil.
  8. The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
  9. The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
  10. A foil.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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