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fouling up

fouling up is the present participle and gerund of foul up.

Meaning of foul up

Verb

foul up (third-person singular simple present fouls up, present participle fouling up, simple past and past participle fouled up)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
    • You really fouled up this time.
    Synonyms:
    mess up
  2. (transitive) To botch; to make a mess of.
    • I fouled up question 3 of the exam.

Questions about fouling up

What is fouling up the present participle and gerund of?
Fouling up is the present participle and gerund of foul up.

Words near fouling up in the dictionary

  1. fouleth
  2. foulies
  3. fouling
  4. fouling one's own nest
  5. fouling out
  6. fouling up
  7. foulings
  8. foulish
  9. Foulke
  10. Foulkes
  11. Foulkeses

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