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foil vs foiling

foiling vs foil

foil and foiling both are nouns.

foil is a verb but foiling is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foil Yes No Yes No
foiling Yes No No No
foil (noun) foiling (noun)
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
foil (verb) foiling (verb)
cover or back with foil
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
enhance by contrast
Difference between foil and foiling

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