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spoiling

SaySPOYL-ing/ˈspɔɪlɪŋ/

2 meanings of spoiling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of spoil. Use this form when something is going bad or being ruined right now.

    The meat is spoiling in the warm kitchen.

    You are spoiling the surprise by saying too much.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of robbing and taking goods by force, often during a war.

    Like a band of raiders breaking into homes and carrying off everything they can find.

    The spoiling of the town left families with nothing.

    After the battle came days of spoiling and theft.

    Similarplunder, pillage, looting, plundering, ransacking

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spoiling is a form of spoil

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

Forms
spoilspoils he/she/itspoiling -ing formspoiled past tense, past participle
Spelling
spoil → spoiling: add -ing

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