The Clue
Spoiling (7 letter answer)
The Answer
RUINING
Tags
Notes
The answer RUINING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
RUINING as a noun:
1. (laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking) = destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
RUIN as a verb:
1. (destroy, ruin) = destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
2. destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
3. (bankrupt, ruin, break, smash) = reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"
4. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
5. (deflower, ruin) = deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
6. fall into ruin