What part of speech is spoiling?

Spoiling can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. spoiling is a verb, gerund of spoil (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does spoiling mean?

Definitions

Verb

spoil - become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
spoil - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
spoil - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
spoil - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
spoil - alter from the original
spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"

Noun

spoiling - the process of becoming spoiled
spoiling - the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"

Examples of spoiling

#   Sentence  
1. noun Her spoiling my dress was deliberate.
2. verb All at once, the Buddhist priest burst into laughter, spoiling the solemn atmosphere.
3. verb To avoid spoiling, fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen.
4. verb In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.
5. verb I want you to stop spoiling the kids.
6. verb When out at sea, to keep the fish that is caught from spoiling, it is immediately refrigerated.
7. verb I'm not for spoiling pets.
8. verb You're spoiling the mood.
9. verb You're spoiling me.
10. verb He is always spoiling for a fight.
11. verb Spoiling an ending is a heinous crime against humanity.
12. verb Tom was spoiling his clothes.
13. verb I'm not spoiling their view.
14. verb Tom is always spoiling for a fight.
15. verb Sami is spoiling his daughter.
16. verb Sami's vegetables were spoiling in Layla's fridge.
Sentence  
noun
Her spoiling my dress was deliberate.
verb
All at once, the Buddhist priest burst into laughter, spoiling the solemn atmosphere.
To avoid spoiling, fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen.
In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.
I want you to stop spoiling the kids.
When out at sea, to keep the fish that is caught from spoiling, it is immediately refrigerated.
I'm not for spoiling pets.
You're spoiling the mood.
You're spoiling me.
He is always spoiling for a fight.
Spoiling an ending is a heinous crime against humanity.
Tom was spoiling his clothes.
I'm not spoiling their view.
Tom is always spoiling for a fight.
Sami is spoiling his daughter.
Sami's vegetables were spoiling in Layla's fridge.

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