SPILLING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

spilling

verb

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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 Overgrown roots spilling over the pot and a top-heavy appearance are signs your orchid is ready for a bigger pot. —

Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026 Add to that the luscious garden, with its beds of roses, pink dahlias, and purple hydrangeas spilling down the hillside. —

Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 These fans had started queueing up hours earlier, the lines spilling across the street via a metal pedestrian bridge. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026 Joel Zlotnik, a spokesman for the Orange County Transportation Authority, which runs those Express Lanes, said the CHP, a fire department or Caltrans notifies his agency when an official diversion onto the Express Lanes occurs — think major collision or a tanker spilling its cargo. —

Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026 The rivalry is also spilling into other realms, including the Super Bowl. —

Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 According to the village website, garbage spilling out of dumpsters, not picking up pet waste, spilling birdseed from bird feeders, open compost bins, throwing food on the ground for birds, cats and other animals, and dumpsters and garbage containers in disrepair can be food sources for rats. —

Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026 The medical examiner ruled Epstein’s death to be a suicide by hanging, sparking conspiracy theories suggesting he was actually murdered to keep him from spilling secrets about his rich and powerful friends. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026 His emotions were spilling over, too. —

Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026

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The pressure to keep exile concealed—to keep it invisible—mounts when disclosing the reasons motivating the journey would put travelers at risk.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The clinic and McNichol’s attorney said the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, often called HIPAA, means health care providers are prohibited from disclosing information about a patient’s health, unless the patient agrees in writing.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026