SPILLING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

spilling

verb

present participle of spill

as in disclosing

to make known (as information previously kept secret) the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000

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Recent Examples of spilling Northbound Interstate 29 was closed early Tuesday after a semitrailer truck crashed, spilling its load across the highway, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Kansas City District. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 The rekindled excitement for CPU stocks is likely spilling over from the buzz around Meta's Muse personal agent app, which lets users automate tasks such as booking appointments, responding to emails, and more. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 The situation did come close to spilling over to something that would have been foreign to my whole being, my whole behavior. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2026 Or, one that’s damaged from kids coloring on it and spilling food, juice, or worse. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026 Greengrass moved that company through a handful of locations, recomposing them for each setup until a modest crowd read on screen as a revolt spilling across the capital, and shot the scenes in firelight, with takes that could last 15 or 20 minutes. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members, and the turmoil is already spilling into October's national elections. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Our final stop was Kahlenberg, a hilltop on the city’s northern edge that offers sweeping views over the skyline, the Danube River winding through the city below and vineyards spilling down the surrounding slopes. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026 From book clubs to run clubs and a swelling calendar of brand events, online communities are spilling into physical spaces — and then returning to Instagram to document them. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilling

Verb

The official added that China would offer more permits for rare earths as a bargaining chip, without disclosing details on what Beijing would seek in return.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Feldstein’s arrest was kept under a sweeping gag order, for fear that disclosing it would compromise Israeli intelligence, but the Haaretz reporter Bar Peleg soon learned of it.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of disclosing

Verb

Researchers showed respondents two versions of the same video, one edited by a human, one by AI, without telling them which was which, and asked for a blind preference before revealing anything about how either was made.

— Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
After revealing its personal agent app Muse earlier this month, the Facebook parent this week unveiled its Muse Charm device in an apparent bid to get ahead of OpenAI and Google.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of revealing

Verb

This project has been a long time in the making, and lands at a moment when interest in this classical masterpiece has never been greater, with a new generation of audiences discovering the power of Homer’s epic.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Perform searches a potential client or consumer might ask after discovering your brand.

— Darius Fisher, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

Now, sources are telling royal insider Rob Shuter that even his late mother’s friends and family are keeping their distance.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2026
Its forecast for the current quarter was also disappointing, with the CEO telling analysts houses are less affordable and there are fewer qualified buyers with 30-year mortgages hitting 7%.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

Directed by Kei Oikawa and based on the manga series by Nagano, the fantasy adventure follows Chiikawa and companions traveling to an island paradise before uncovering an ominous threat.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
And in addition to uncovering valuable data on the business itself, the audit can look into how AI answer engines appear to respond to questions about a category, an industry and competitors.

— Michelle Mekky, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026