spoiling
Meanings
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The act of ruining or destroying something, often unintentionally.
- "He accidentally spoiled the surprise party by telling everyone the wrong date."
- "The heavy rain caused flooding in the city, spoiling many people's plans."
Synonyms
coddle , indulge , mollycoddle , pamper , damage , destroy , ruin
Rhymes
Words rhyming with spoilingspoils , jails , ails , sails , pails , ails
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,-
spoil (v) - to ruin or destroy something)
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spoil (n) - plunder or pillage)
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spoils - the plunder or spoils of war
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spoil (adj) - damaged or ruined; spoiled milk, spoiled children
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spoil (adj) - unpleasant or unappetizing; spoiled meat, spoiled vegetables
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spoiled - having been treated unfairly or indulgently; spoiled brats, spoiled rotters
Variants
List of all variants of spoiling that leads to same resultspoil , spoilable , spoiled , spoiling , spoils , spoilt , (be) spoiling for , be spoiling for , spoiling for
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The word 'spoil' comes from the Old English word 'spoelan', which means 'to plunder or pillage'. Over time, the meaning of the word has evolved to include the act of ruining or destroying something, often unintentionally.
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