soiling

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noun

An act of making dirty.

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soiluredirtying
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of soil
nounsoiling (plural soilings)

plural soilings

  1. An act of making dirty.

    An important task for any detergent is to remove visible soilings.

    2007, Kirk-Othmer Chemical Technology and the Environment: Volume 1, page 151

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of soiling something

Similar
soiluredirtying
Broader
change of state
Also see
corruptiondirtyingsoilure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

siloing
Cite this entry
APA

soiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soiling

MLA

“soiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soiling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soiling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soiling.

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