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Foiling vs Filing - What's the difference?

foiling | filing |

As verbs the difference between foiling and filing

is that foiling is present participle of lang=en while filing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between foiling and filing

is that foiling is the act by which something is foiled; prevention of success while filing is any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

foiling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
    • the foilings of our expectations
  • (hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
  • (architecture) A foil.
    • (Simmonds)

    filing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
    • The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part.
  • The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.

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    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * filling