'Foiling' definitions:
Definition of 'foiling'
(from WordNet)
noun
An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: frustration, thwarting, foiling]
Definition of 'Foiling'
From: GCIDE
- Foil \Foil\ (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foiled (foild); p. pr. & vb. n. Foiling.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under one's feet, to press, oppress. See Full, v. t.]
- 1. To tread under foot; to trample. [1913 Webster]
- King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to be pulled down and foiled under foot. --Knoless. [1913 Webster]
- Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle, In filthy durt, and left so in the loathely soyle. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat. [1913 Webster]
- And by ? mortal man at length am foiled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Her long locks that foil the painter's power. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in chase. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Foiling'
From: GCIDE
- Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. (Arch.) A foil. --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Foiling'
From: GCIDE
- Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. [Cf. F. foul['e]es. See 1st Foil.] (Hunting) The track of game (as deer) in the grass. [1913 Webster]