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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Asha Lorenz sings, her words spilling out frantically.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
His teammates spilled out of the dugout six minutes past midnight, after Saturday night became Sunday morning.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
After its emergency stop in Huntingdon, a market town around 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of London, bloodied and confused passengers spilled out of the train.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Black feathers spilling out the front of a beige car coat at Brandon Maxwell.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
His teammates spilled out of the dugout six minutes past midnight, after Saturday night became Sunday morning.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
After its emergency stop in Huntingdon, a market town around 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of London, bloodied and confused passengers spilled out of the train.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Black feathers spilling out the front of a beige car coat at Brandon Maxwell.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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