fouling
[ fou-ling ]
/ ˈfaʊ lɪŋ /
noun
an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.
OTHER WORDS FROM fouling
non·foul·ing, adjectiveWords nearby fouling
Definition for fouling (2 of 2)
Origin of foul
before 900; (adj. and noun) Middle English
ful, foul, Old English
fūl; cognate with Gothic
fuls, Old Norse
fūll, Old High German
fūl; akin to Latin
pūs
pus,
pūtēre to stink, Greek
pýon pus; (adv.) Middle English
fule, foule, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English
fulen, derivative of the adj.
synonym study for foul
3. See
dirty.
OTHER WORDS FROM foul
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH foul
foul fowlExample sentences from the Web for fouling
British Dictionary definitions for fouling
See also
foul up
Derived forms of foul
foully, adverbWord Origin for foul
Old English
fūl; related to Old Norse
fūll, Gothic
fūls smelling offensively, Latin
pūs
pus, Greek
puol pus
Idioms and Phrases with fouling
foul