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 One evening a month, roughly a dozen men and women convene at the Panera Bread in Campbell, filling the dining room’s largest table and spilling into nearby booths. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026 But like many fascinating reality-TV subjects of the early 2000s, the family was eventually doomed to years of public estrangement, disagreements, and tension spilling offscreens. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 This is especially important with fruit pies, to prevent the bubbling fruit juices from spilling over the edge of the pan onto your oven floor. — Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 Torrential rain has pushed all three waterways higher for days, spilling them over their banks in northeastern Argentina, southern Paraguay and western Uruguay. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 The latest spike in fuel prices is harder to stomach than the one earlier this year as businesses and consumers have less capacity to absorb the shock, while fresh price data show inflation is spilling over beyond energy. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Yet increasingly, the misrepresentations are spilling into broader industry discourse. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 For days, fears grew across Europe this may spill into the real world of the US limiting military aid and intelligence for Ukraine, and in the past 48 hours, that might be spilling into reality. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Rodriguez said her priorities include advocating for more support for senior citizens and improving traffic conditions in Galt, particularly traffic spilling over from nearby Highway 99. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilling

Verb

It was made plain that anyone disclosing the destruction of 007, in a missile attack on a remote island, would earn a visit from a tarantula, or worse.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Robinhood is disclosing its participation for the first time, joining high-profile backers including Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, and Founders Fund.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disclosing

Verb

Priced Out in America follows families trapped in the affordability crisis, revealing structural forces that have profoundly and permanently reshaped the US economy.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Turn the volume up and that pinhole dilates, revealing swirling galaxies of vocal harmonies, upright bass plucks, and cascading piano runs.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealing

Verb

There’s something appealing about discovering that a place has been welcoming people for the same reason for more than a century.

— Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
But younger Japanese are now discovering that energy from the Showa Era (1926-1989), the period of Emperor Showa’s reign, when Japanese pop culture was at a fertile peak.

— Mark Schilling, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovering

Verb

Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
These metaphors take on fresh force at a museum whose collection contains so many mosaics and so many textiles, and which is increasingly dedicated to uncovering the personal stories of their makers.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncovering

Verb

Rashida Jones and Will McCormack wrote the screenplay for the film that follows two couples at a dinner party that turns into an unpredictable evening exposing messy relationships and desires.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, companies like 1Password are adding new systems for approving agent log ins without exposing user passwords.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026