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 figuratively

All his thoughts suddenly came spilling out.

He spilled his thoughts out to her.

Examples of spill out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scordo saw the pristine, clean lab equipment, the same unopened packages of vials and other supplies that had been there for months and the mountains of mail, some envelopes now spilled out onto the floor. — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

It was crowded with guests like Schrader, Chloë Sevigny, and Alessandro Nivola spilling out into the restaurant, drinking and reminiscing quite loudly about their work with Killer over the years. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Built for indoor-outdoor living, the Los Angeles–area dwelling features an open floor plan that spills out to the yard via hideaway glass walls. — Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026

And then there was that third interception, which resulted in thousands of very happy Seahawks fans spilling out to the streets of Seattle. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for spill out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout