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spelling doom

spelling doom is the present participle and gerund of spell doom.

Meaning of spell doom

Verb

spell doom (third-person singular simple present spells doom, present participle spelling doom, simple past and past participle spelled doom or spelt doom)

  1. To be expected to cause the destruction of.
    • He [Sam Altman] came with a message that was both chilling and inspiring: without proper controls, advanced artificial intelligence might spell doom—but if you trust OpenAI to build it first, the technology will redound to the good of humanity.2025 May 24, Richard Waters, “AI’s flawed frontman”, in FT Weekend (Books section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10

Questions about spelling doom

What is spelling doom the present participle and gerund of?
Spelling doom is the present participle and gerund of spell doom.

Words near spelling doom in the dictionary

  1. Spelling B
  2. spelling bee
  3. spelling bees
  4. spelling checker
  5. spelling checkers
  6. spelling doom
  7. spelling it out
  8. spelling off
  9. spelling one's name
  10. spelling out
  11. spelling pronunciation

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