Synonyms of spilling

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disclosing
• revealing
• discovering
• telling
• uncovering
• exposing
• sharing
• leaking
• divulging
• announcing
• baring
• unveiling
• bringing to light
• unmasking
• going public (with)
• letting on (about)
• confiding
• unbosoming
• spilling the beans (about)
• publishing
• uncloaking
• proclaiming
• letting the cat out of the bag (about)
• posting
• declaring
• betraying
• confessing
• imparting
• promulgating
• relating
• informing
• acknowledging
• blabbing
• advertising
• publicizing
• unearthing
• blazing
• talking
• debunking
• owning
• bringing out
• broadcasting
• communicating
• admitting
• unclothing
• squealing
• giving away
• showing up
• undraping
• placarding
• sounding
• disinterring
• conceding
• avowing
• smoking out
• raking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• concealing
• covering (up)
• masking
• enshrouding
• shrouding
• disguising
• veiling
• cloaking
• camouflaging
• obscuring
• whitewashing
• varnishing
• clouding
• overshadowing
• shading
• darkening
• eclipsing
• glossing (over)
• gilding
• beclouding
• overcasting
• bedimming
• befogging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spilling

As the weather cleared, water stopped spilling over an earthen flood-control structure in the area that held without failing. — Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

For 21 years this resort on 22 jungle-y acres spilling down a steep ridge to an energetic convergence of rivers outside of Ubud has focused resolutely on wellbeing, and the offerings keep growing. — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Perhaps like one’s heart crisply split in two, spilling its squelched juices, like the baobab fruit broken open by the stylish monkey in The Lion King, my favorite vintage cartoon. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Platt shot cellphone video showing ferocious waves spilling over the promenade along East Brigantine Avenue on Saturday, pushing two bike racks aside and splashing Mayor Vince Sera. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Greeting the audience at the entrance is Rilke’s poem, printed on a transparent panel; visible just beyond is Goldin+Senneby’s large-scale, amber Resin Pond (2006), made with two tons of pine tree resin spilling across the gallery. — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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