Soiling

Synonyms for "soiling" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(5 words)

dirtyingbecome stainedbefouling corrupt defile

abomination

Strong matches (7)

Noun(6 words)

defiling dirt dirting dirtyget dirtyget soiled

Adjective(1 words)

dirtying action

Related words (13)

Noun(11 words)

grime griminess griming smear soil soilure spoil stain sullying taint tainting

infection pollution

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

change of statecontamination defilement dirt dirtiness dirtying messiness spoilage tainting

More specific

13 entries

defamationgrime buildupinkstaining mark misrepresentation muddying rumor smear smearing spilling spot stain staining

Collocations

10 entries

heavy soilingprevent soilingsoil the carpetsoil the fabricsoil the reputationsoil the worksheetssoiling on clothessoiling preventionsoils easilysurface soiling

Inflections

3 entries

soiled soilings soils

Derivations

5 entries

resoil soil soilability soilable soilage

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There was once a girl who trod on a loaf to avoid soiling her shoes, and the misfortunes that happened to her in consequence are well known.

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There was once a girl who stepped on a loaf of bread to avoid soiling her shoes, and the misfortunes that happened to her in consequence are well known.

Source: tatoeba (2674697)

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

Source: wiktionary

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