soiling
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- noun
- /ˈsɔɪlɪŋ/
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- Of these children, 114 were ineligible: 88 had only soiling or encopresis, and 26 children had complaints of recurrent abdominal pain without any other criteria of pediatric constipation.
- soiling episodes
- encopresis and/or soiling
Examples
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Therefore, the diagnosis of a perforation should be made before significant soiling occurs.
Academic text (2003) -
After the dog had an accident indoors, the owner had to clean up the soiling left behind.
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Constipation or soiling (very common in non-abused children).
Academic text (2011) -
The Perry-Dewhurst campaign team is not to blame for the soiling of Perry's reputation; Rick Perry is.
Blog text (25) -
Treatment was considered successful if the patients achieved three or more bowel movements per week and less than two soiling or encopresis episodes per month while not receiving laxatives for four weeks.
Academic text (2000) -
Examination may reveal hard stool in the abdomen, and overflow soiling can occur when the bowel is very loaded.
Academic text (2014) -
Long-term soiling from animals may cause unsafe structural features, such as rotted floors, stairs, or damaged electrical wiring.
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These were not intended to be disposable, but as they were boiled and starched, even quite heavy soiling—such as the addition of notes using water-soluble ink—was removed in the laundry process.
Blog text (29) -
Potty training is essential to prevent soiling in your home by your pet.
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Regular cleaning is necessary to deal with persistent soiling caused by a pet's accidents.
Synonyms
Making something dirty, for example clothes or walls
An action that makes a place or object dirty
Dirt or mess that makes something dirty
Antonyms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soiling comes from the simple word soil, which originally meant 'earth' or 'dirt'. So to soil something is to put dirt or other waste on it, and soiling is the act of making something dirty — often used for stains or messes like food or bodily waste.