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Pronunciation: [fˈa͡ʊlɪŋ] (IPA)

Fouling is a word that usually refers to the contamination or dirtying of a surface or an object. Some synonyms for fouling would include staining, soiling, smudging, marring, and defiling. Other synonyms could be contaminating, polluting, dirtying, or corrupting. When used to describe the buildup or accumulation of materials, other synonyms could include clogging, obstructing, blocking, jamming, or congesting. Whether in reference to a boat's hull, a basketball court, or an engine, fouling implies some degree of unwanted or harmful accumulation. In both literal and metaphorical senses, different synonyms can help emphasize different aspects of fouling.
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When at last the sculler has learned to sit his boat, to drop his hands in simultaneously, to feel an even pressure with both blades, to see his stern-post hold on true, and not waver from side to side; when he is able to drop and turn both wrists at the same instant, to lift both blades clean away from the water, and to shoot out his hands without Fouling either his knees or the water, then he has mastered more than half the scullers of the day-even though he can only perform thus for half-a-dozen strokes at a time without encountering a roll.
"Boating"
W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason
In 1837, 1838, and 1841 Leander rowed races against Cambridge, losing the first and winning the last, whilst in 1838 the race was declared a draw owing to Fouling.
"Boating"
W. B. Woodgate Commentator: Harvey Mason
In fact, a burning gas jet will do almost as much toward Fouling the air of a room as a grown man or woman, and should be counted as a person when arranging for ventilation.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson

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