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ruining

SayROO-in-ing/ˈɹuː.ɪn.ɪŋ/

2 meanings of ruining

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of ruin. Use this form when something is being destroyed right now.

    The heavy rain is ruining our picnic.

    You are ruining the surprise by telling everyone early.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of destroying or badly damaging something.

    The slow ruining of the old house made everyone sad.

    Their careless ruining of the garden was hard to watch.

    Similardestruction, devastation, wrecking, spoiling

    Oppositepreservation, restoration

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ruining is a form of ruin

ruin, verb: To damage something so badly that it can no longer be used. Full entry

Forms
ruinruins he/she/itruining -ing formruined past tense, past participle
Spelling
ruin → ruining: add -ing

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