Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ruining
IPA transcription: [ɹ'uɪnɪŋ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: laying_waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
    Meaning: destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
Usage examples
  • "Forgive me, Grusha, for my love, for ruining you, too, with my love."
  • Under Vespasian and Titus, Pliny, the naturalist, exclaimed: "Large estates have ruined Italy, and are ruining the provinces."
  • But neither was this of any service; for the pirates, finding few ships at sea, began to gather into companies, and to land on their dominions, ruining cities, towns, and villages; pillaging, burning, and carrying away as much as they could.