spoil for
spoil for
S s Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spoil fawr]
- /spɔɪl fɔr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spoil fawr]
- /spɔɪl fɔr/
Definition of spoil for words
- phrasal verb spoil for If you are spoiling for a fight, you are very eager for it to happen. 0
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Parts of speech for Spoil for
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spoil for popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for spoil for
verb spoil for
- cotton to — If you cotton to someone or something, you start to like them.
- covet — If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
- crave — If you crave something, you want to have it very much.
- cry out for — If you say that something cries out for a particular thing or action, you mean that it needs that thing or action very much.
- desiderate — to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
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