fouling

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/ˈfaʊlɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To make dirty.“She's fouled her diaper.”
To besmirch.“He's fouled his reputation.”
To clog or obstruct.“The hair has fouled the drain.”
To entangle.“The kelp has fouled the prop.”

noun

The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality.

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Synonyms

dirty unclean filthy soiled pollute nasty putrid defile contaminate befoul disgusting disgustful yucky vile noisome smutty

Associated

osmosis barnacles rifling corrosive exchanger filtration membrane corrosion irreversible slime foul particulate

Rhymes

howling scowling prowling fowling toweling chao ling cowling dowling nowling xiao ling

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