How to Pronounce "spoil"
word
/ˈspɔɪɫ/
spoyl
/spˈɔɪl/
spoyl
Definition
To spoil something means to damage it, ruin it, or make it less good. It can also mean to treat someone too generously, especially a child, so they become used to getting everything they want.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈspɔɪɫ/
British English
/spˈɔɪl/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
spoyl
UK
spoyl
Listen in Context
Don't spoil your dinner with too much candy.
The hot weather can spoil the milk.
They spoil their son by giving him everything he asks for.
Come on, don't spoil the ending for me—I haven't seen it yet.