spill out
phrasal verb
spilled out also spilt out; spilling out; spills out
: to fall, flow, or run over the edge of a container or to cause or allow (something) to fall, flow, or run over the edge of a container
The bag ripped open and the flour spilled out onto the floor.
The bag ripped open and spilled out its contents all over the floor.
She spilled the contents of her purse out on the table.
—sometimes used figurativelyAll his thoughts suddenly came spilling out.
He spilled his thoughts out to her.
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Within seconds of the game ending, a river of fans in red shirts spills out of the doors of the stadium and onto the street.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
As the details were being spilled out in public, Meghan Markle reportedly decided to keep it lowkey and focus on her Instagram and Netflix deal.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Two additional bedrooms include one with its own bath and another with access to a hallway bath, with all three spilling out to a northern terrace offering views of Central Park and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The two men soon struck up a rapport, and details of murders, multi-ton cocaine deals, and gang rivalries began spilling out of Imperiale.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
As the details were being spilled out in public, Meghan Markle reportedly decided to keep it lowkey and focus on her Instagram and Netflix deal.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Two additional bedrooms include one with its own bath and another with access to a hallway bath, with all three spilling out to a northern terrace offering views of Central Park and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
The two men soon struck up a rapport, and details of murders, multi-ton cocaine deals, and gang rivalries began spilling out of Imperiale.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spill out
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“Spill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spill%20out. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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