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spoilt

American  
[spoilt] / spɔɪlt /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of spoil.

spoilt British  
/ spɔɪlt /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of spoil

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Other Word Forms

  • unspoilt adjective

Example Sentences

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When spoilt votes were excluded, Humphreys won 29% of first preference votes, while Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin, who withdrew from the race but remained on the ballot paper, won 7% first preference votes.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Cher Horowitz was the lovably spoilt, fashion-obsessed Beverly Hills high school girl we took to our hearts in the 1995 teen film Clueless.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

He also revealed that about 5% of the ballots cast were "invalid", or spoilt.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

People living in a block of flats said Christmas had been spoilt as they cannot have a plastic tree in their foyer unless a caretaker is present.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

“Yes!” said I. And although my sister instantly boxed my ears, it was highly gratifying to me to see that the answer spoilt his joke, and brought him to a dead stop.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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