Explore Soiling through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dirtying. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Soiling meaning
present participle and gerund of soil
Synonyms of Soiling
Using Soiling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of soil
- Useful related words include: soilure, dirtying, change of state.
- In the example corpus, soiling often appears in combinations such as: soiling the, and soiling, keep soiling.
Context around Soiling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Soiling
- In this selection, "soiling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, keep, barking, players, behaviour, away and yourself stand out and add context to how "soiling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after soiling the ground and and perhaps soiling himself before. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "soiling" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with soiling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Seemingly you keep soiling yourself and now require A&D cream. (11 words)
They deliberately try to come in contact with spectators, soiling their clothes. (12 words)
The spies set about agitating trouble and soiling the reputation of the Druze. (13 words)
Instead of young players soiling away on other rebuilding teams at the bottom of the standings, is it so much better for them to potentially face a whole lot of criticism if they get so close and miss the playoffs? (40 words)
In 2010, eleven men died during the BP Deepwater Horizon accident and, over the next three months, nearly 5 million barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico, soiling coastlines and killing marine and wildlife. (36 words)
The beginning of Act Four is marked by the quarrel scene, where Brutus attacks Cassius for soiling the noble act of regicide by accepting bribes ("Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake? (33 words)
Instead of young players soiling away on other rebuilding teams at the bottom of the standings, is it so much better for them to potentially face a whole lot of criticism if they get so close and miss the playoffs? (40 words)
The beginning of Act Four is marked by the quarrel scene, where Brutus attacks Cassius for soiling the noble act of regicide by accepting bribes ("Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake? (33 words)
Example sentences (15)
This condition can lead to destructive behavior, excessive barking, soiling the house, and other unruly actions.
Though the ink-water balance is different from conventional inks, colour reproduction, misting and soiling behaviour was almost similar.
Instead of young players soiling away on other rebuilding teams at the bottom of the standings, is it so much better for them to potentially face a whole lot of criticism if they get so close and miss the playoffs?
Seemingly you keep soiling yourself and now require A&D cream.
The culprits behind their rapid soiling include foot sweat, shoe friction, and exposure to various surfaces, not to mention the dulling effect of frequent washing.
Bragging about the number of tests performed alone could be a bit like bragging about the number of times that you’ve had to change your underwear because you keep soiling them.
Westbrook first into sitting down—and perhaps soiling himself—before the point guard talked to the man sitting next to the kid.
After soiling the ground with their excretion, they perched above from where they smile wickedly down at us as we thread blows among ourselves on social media.
In 2010, eleven men died during the BP Deepwater Horizon accident and, over the next three months, nearly 5 million barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico, soiling coastlines and killing marine and wildlife.
Over the years there have been numerous reports of girls dropping out of school after being ridiculed for soiling their skirts during menstruation.
Soiling is often a concern, as dirty panels could reduce productivity of solar modules.
Vehicles have to pass over this health hazard rubbish, soiling the undercarriages and tyres, and there is splash onto the bodies of vehicles from other vehicles.
The beginning of Act Four is marked by the quarrel scene, where Brutus attacks Cassius for soiling the noble act of regicide by accepting bribes ("Did not great Julius bleed for justice' sake?
The spies set about agitating trouble and soiling the reputation of the Druze.
They deliberately try to come in contact with spectators, soiling their clothes.
Common combinations with soiling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: