spill out
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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Dungeon Lane continues his historic hot streak — the fact that Sir Paul can just pick up a guitar at 83, and songs like these come spilling out?
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2026
This is just one of many memories to spill out Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church as former employees, people who were born at the hospital or friends and family collected to commemorate the unveiling of a historical marker for Good Samaritan.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
About 550,000 gallons spilled out of the tank, said Scott Goldstein, a fire and rescue chief in Cowlitz County, Washington.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Fury at city leaders for allowing Wang to remain mayor spilled out on May 19, when the City Council met for the first time since the former mayor’s plea deal became public.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2026
This is just one of many memories to spill out Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church as former employees, people who were born at the hospital or friends and family collected to commemorate the unveiling of a historical marker for Good Samaritan.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
About 550,000 gallons spilled out of the tank, said Scott Goldstein, a fire and rescue chief in Cowlitz County, Washington.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Fury at city leaders for allowing Wang to remain mayor spilled out on May 19, when the City Council met for the first time since the former mayor’s plea deal became public.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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“Spill out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spill%20out. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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