Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fouling

/ˈfaʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: foul-ing
IPA: /ˈfaʊlɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of foul

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A new type of fouling point indicator is being tried out by the London Transport Executive. Until now the standard method of indicating the point nearest to a junction of two stabling roads where a train can stand without fouling the adjacent road has been by fixing the letters "FP" [fouling point] to the sleepers of the road concerned."
"Probably, rifling evolved from the early observation of the feathers on an arrow-and from the practical results of cutting channels in a musket, originally to reduce fouling, then because it was found to improve accuracy of the shot."

Usage

Inflected Forms

foulings (plural)

Derived Forms

antifouling biofouling foulant macrofouling microfouling nonfouling

Homonyms

fowling

Rhymes With

howling dowling prowling scowling cowling nowling fowling

Questions

How do you pronounce fouling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaʊlɪŋ/.
What does fouling mean?: present participle and gerund of foul

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