- present participle of foul.
fouling
Example Sentences
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For days before their brutal and bloody round-of-16 match against Paraguay, they devoted hours of practice time to countering soccer’s Dark Arts—trash talk, persistent fouling, and relentless physicality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But the victory came with an asterisk: Folarin Balogun, a Brooklyn-born striker who leads the team in goals, got a red card for fouling an opposing player.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
But Gonzalez kept fouling off anything close to the strike zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
Sithole's dismissal for fouling Brian Gutierrez was a simple decision for referee Wilton Sampaio.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
I’m always amused by commercials for banks which tout their personalized service, which service amounts to a poorly trained and badly paid cashier saying “Good morning” and then promptly fouling up your transaction.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
