spiling

present participle of spile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiling
Verb
  • The breakthrough centers on a one-atom-thick filter that stops sulfur chains from clogging up the battery.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This clarifying clay mask pairs kaolin and bentonite clays with bamboo charcoal to draw out pore-clogging impurities and sweep away excess oil—without leaving your skin feeling parched.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Select a large pot with drainage holes, filling it with high-quality potting soil.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
  • More workers filling more jobs and spending more money has also helped drive economic growth and create still-more job openings.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Griffith and CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening are facing charges, including disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, obstructing a highway and obstructing an emergency responder.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • On Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on felony charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The authors further emphasize that behaviors such as waterfall climbing may be especially vulnerable to environmental pressures, including habitat fragmentation and river damming.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While Fleck has had success against the Huskers, his team’s two main problems (tackling and blocking) haven’t been resolved.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The unusually large protest crippled traffic in the heart of the Belgian capital, blocking major roads.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How about firing choking smoke bombs at them?
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In 2019 he was charged with assault and accused of choking and pushing a woman and preventing her from calling 911.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For example, if a ball rolled behind some occluding object and temporarily disappeared from view, the model generated an error when the ball didn’t reappear from behind the object in future frames.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, one of the most vexing things occluding the facts of what happened was a general illiteracy regarding the online culture that had engulfed the alleged killer — its memes and codes and ideologies.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Spiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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