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Meanings of spoiling in English

The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.

Usage of spoiling in English
1
Then several years later, ranch houses grew up nearby spoiling the view.
The new yorker
2
And predictably Republicans and the oil industry were spoiling for a fight.
The Guardian
3
Thank you for spoiling me, feeding me, being so good to me.
Answered prayers
4
History was reversed, as the English were forced into a spoiling game.
The Guardian
5
There was no denying it: she'd merely been spoiling for a fight.
The Assassin’s Blade
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The Weres had already been spoiling them with gifts and good wishes.
No mercy
7
I am only spoiling the things; but I will be better to-morrow.
The Small House at Allington
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But it is not the EU that is spoiling for a fight.
The Guardian
9
Splashing the water, spoiling the surf, warming my muscles and my heart.
The half life of stars: a novel
10
He addressed the unions, especially those who were spoiling for a fight.
The Guardian
11
The developers, the capitalists are there, dividing society and spoiling the city.
The Guardian
12
The world had not hardened Clive, nor even succeeded in spoiling him.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
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Doubts about U.S. fiscal policy were also spoiling the appetite for stocks.
Reuters
14
There is no use in spoiling what little rest they have had.
The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
15
Then a voice in the distance said, You are spoiling him, Rupert.
Herb of Grace
16
What an amount of excellent material Mac and his kind are spoiling.
A Dominie in Doubt
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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