foiling

/ˈfɔɪlɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To cover or wrap with foil.

verb

  1. 1

    To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

    “I was foiled by my superior”
  2. 2

    To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

    “They foiled my plans.”
  3. 3

    To blunt; to dull; to spoil.

    “to foil the scent in hunting”
  4. 4

    To tread underfoot; to trample.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.

verb

  1. 1

    To defile; to soil.

noun

  1. 1

    The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.

    “the foilings of our expectations”
  2. 2

    The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.

  3. 3

    A foil.

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