spoilin'
Raring to fight
Spoilin' is a dialectal or informal spelling of spoiling, capturing the dropped g of casual speech.
Most often appears in the phrase spoilin' for a fight—eager and ready for confrontation, itching for trouble.
Lavish attentive care
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
- babyingTreating as helpless
- overindulgingConsuming to excess
lavishing · treating · fussing · catering · entitled · bratty · princess · prince
Organic matter decomposing
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
- turningAct of rotating
- souringBecoming acidic or hostile
- curdlingSeparating into lumps
moldering · putrefying · decomposing · going bad · rancid · stale · off · rank
Physical or verbal conflict
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
- throwdownFierce physical altercation
tussle · showdown · confrontation · altercation · dustup · fisticuffs · squaring off · itching
pampering
Lavish attentive care
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
- babyingTreating as helpless
overindulging · lavishing · treating · fussing · catering · entitled · bratty · princess · prince · demanding
rotting
Organic matter decomposing
curdling · moldering · putrefying · decomposing · going bad · rancid · stale · off · rank · musty
fight
Physical or verbal conflict
throwdown · tussle · showdown · confrontation · altercation · dustup · fisticuffs · squaring off · itching · raring
spoilin'peacemaking
Resolving conflicts through negotiation
conciliatory · backing down · pacifist · meek · passive
- spoiling someone rottenIndulging someone beyond reason
- spoiling somebody rottenIndulging someone beyond reason
- spoiling for a fight