SOILING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soiling mean? 

• SOILING (noun)
  The noun SOILING has 1 sense:

1. the act of soiling something

  Familiarity information: SOILING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOILING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of soiling something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dirtying; soiling; soilure

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)

 Context examples 

Also called: encopresis, stool soiling

(Bowel Incontinence, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)