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foiling¹

  • /ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪlɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of foil

noun foilings

  1. The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success. the foilings of our expectations
  2. The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
  3. A foil.
  4. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of hydrofoiling (“the action of sustained hydrodynamic lift on hydrofoils lifting the vessel hull lifted out of the water, for sustained motion across water”).

    Similar: hydrofoiling, flying

FOILing²

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of FOIL

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@misc{foiling_2026,
  title = {foiling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foiling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}