Foiling vs Fooling - What's the difference?
foiling | fooling |
The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
(hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
(architecture) A foil.
The act of one who fools.
* Janet Schaw, Journal of a Lady of Quality
As verbs the difference between foiling and fooling
is that foiling is while fooling is .As a noun fooling is
the act of one who fools.foiling
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- the foilings of our expectations
- (Simmonds)
fooling
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- I laugh at him and use every little Art in my power to make him view things in a more cheerful light, but he knows better than I do, and tho' his good nature and politeness make him appear to be diverted with my foolings , I am sensible they do not amuse his melancholy.