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present participle of foul up
Synonyms & Antonyms of fouling up
1
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
- tried not to foul up the football play
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2
to make a mistake
- unfortunately, I fouled up and in my e-mail gave everyone the wrong date for the meeting
Synonyms for fouling up
- blundering,
- boobing
- [British],
- erring,
- flubbing,
- fluffing,
- fumbling,
- goofing (up),
- lousing up,
- messing (up),
- screwing up,
- slipping up,
- stumbling,
- tripping
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“Fouling up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fouling%20up. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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