- present participle of spoil.
spoiling
Example Sentences
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“I think it kind of gets to what makes you good as an offense,” manager Dave Roberts said, “and that’s what makes us good: earning pitches, winning counts, spoiling pitches, those kinds of things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
During Monday’s carpet, Valkyrae asked Lacy to name his favorite character from the movie “without spoiling anything,” according to video shared on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
No matter what, the stock market has been showering investors with wealth like a crazy rich uncle who can’t stop spoiling all the kids in the family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Very uncomfortable to say the least. Really spoiling our cruise and the crew are trying to laugh it away."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Next problem I got to solve, though, is how to keep all this stuff from spoiling in the July heat.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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