- present participle of spoil.
spoiling
Example Sentences
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I can just see Lionel Messi spoiling our party.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
HBO has asked journalists to refrain from spoiling specific jokes, revealing certain gags, or mentioning guest stars that haven’t been announced or confirmed in photos.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Cromarty Firth Liberal Democrat councillor John Edmondson, and Independent Inverness South councillor Duncan Macpherson, said there were communities in their wards that did not want street lights spoiling views.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Now, his mother had been there, walking down the drive and up the path to the front door, seeing everything, asking questions of Fielding's mother, intruding and spoiling.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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