SOILING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of soiling something

Synonyms:

dirtying; soiling; soilure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("soiling" is a kind of...):

change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soiling"):

maculation; spotting; staining (the act of spotting or staining something)

contamination; pollution (the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors)

Derivation:

soil (make soiled, filthy, or dirty)

-ing form of the verb soil