Definitions for spoiling
spoil·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. spoilage, spoiling(noun)

   the process of becoming spoiled

2. spoil, spoiling, spoilage(noun)

   the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

   "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Spoiling

   of Spoil

How to pronounce spoiling?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say spoiling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spoiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spoiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of spoiling in a Sentence

1. E. B. White:

   In middle life, the human back is spoiling for a technical knockout and will use the flimsiest excuse, even a sneeze, to fall apart.

2. John Kasich:

   Maybe they're spoiling it for me. Maybe they all ought to get out.

3. Chris Morris:

   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.

4. Cheryl Luptowski:

   It’s cool enough to keep food from spoiling but not enough to keep bacteria from growing.

5. Chris Morris:

   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.

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