What does spoiling mean?
Definitions for spoiling
spoil·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
spoilage, spoilingnoun
the process of becoming spoiled
spoil, spoiling, spoilagenoun
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
"her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
Webster Dictionary
Spoiling
of Spoil
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spoiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spoiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of spoiling in a Sentence
You can understand for geopolitical reasons Australia getting closer to other anglophone countries like the United States and Britain, but there was a real contract and I think there was an alliance and a friendship between Australia and France. It’s spoiling a friendship.
And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.
Maybe they're spoiling it for me. Maybe they all ought to get out.
Clark Gable, Gone With the Wind:
I seem to be spoiling everybody's brandy and cigars and dreams of victory.
Immature team members play a big part in spoiling everything.
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