foxing
present participle offox
fox
verb[T]
UKuk/fɒks/us/fɑːks/foxverb[T](CONFUSE)
toconfusesomeone or be toodifficultto beunderstoodby someone:
Thispuzzlehas well andtrulyfoxed me!
Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bedazzle
- befuddle
- bemuse
- blind
- discombobulate
- disorientate
- dosomeone'shead inidiom
- flummox
- fuddle
- loop
- puzzle
- ravel
- search
- throw
- throw(someone)a curve (ball)idiom
- throwsomeoneoff balanceidiom
- tie
- tiesomeone(up) in knotsidiom
foxverb[T](DECEIVE)
todeceivesomeone in acleverway
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- bluff
- fiddle
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- put one over onsomeoneidiom
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
- snooker
Examplesoffoxing
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I do not think the answer to that problem is international lending, which isfoxingthe issue.
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High temperatures and high relative humidity accelerates mold growth,foxing, staining, blooming and disintegration.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The validity of subspecies needs to be verified using freshly caught birds and/or molecular data, as specimens are prone tofoxingquickly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All page restoration is done at this point, be it the removal offoxing, ink stains, page tears, etc.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although unsightly and a negative factor in the value of the paper item for collectors,foxingdoes not affect the actual integrity of the paper.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Prints may have stains,foxing, wormholes, tears, creases, or dogmarks, the colours may have faded, or they may have been retouched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Metallic inclusions in the paper can also oxidize which may be the cause offoxingin paper materials.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Acid from the papermaking process can cause the pages to develop brown spots, called "foxing"; gradually turn brown, called "tanning"; and ultimately crumble.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Foxingalso occurs in biological study skins or specimens, as an effect of chemical reactions or mold on melanin.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These contaminants often acted as catalysts for oxidation that have been implicated infoxing.
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- published novel
- published paper
- published poem
- published poet
- published poetry
- published report
- published research
- published result
- published source
- published study
- published text
- published version
- published volume
- published work
- publisher
- publishing
- publishing company
- publishing-company
- publishing contract
- publishing deal
- publishing firm
- publishing house
- publishing-house
- publishing industry
- publishing software