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 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

In the courtroom gallery, scores of law enforcement officers — many of them other parole agents and colleagues from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — looked on, in a crowd that spilled out into the adjacent hallway. —Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 July 2025

The heart of the home consists of a spacious living room, a formal dining area, and a generously sized kitchen that spills out to the gardens. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2025

If any scraps do make it into their dustpans, most of them spill out as the children exuberantly walk to the trash bin. —Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025

In the aftermath, the trauma of the rape spills out of Agnes in unpredictable ways and at unexpected moments. —Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025

Rhymes for spill out

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