SPILLING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

spilling

verb

Definition of spilling next

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 This past week, in anticipation of today’s protest, metal gates were installed at some on- and off-ramps along the 101 Freeway in the downtown area to stop demonstrations from spilling onto the freeway, blocking traffic and endangering pedestrians. —

Staff and Wire Reports, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026 The smarter move is to convert only enough to fill your current bracket without spilling into the next one. —

Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026 The system was shut down after a corroded pipe burst near Refugio State Beach in 2015, spilling more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. —

Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Some islands are lush and volcanic, with rainforests spilling into the sea; others are dry and desertlike, dotted with cactus and wind-bent divi-divi trees. —

Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026 Warm water spilling through to Grand Canyon could support breeding by invasive bass that lurk as a predation threat the Canyon’s native fish. —

Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026 The early-evening crowd at Luck got a taste of this when Butts played an hour-long set at the Roberts Western World Barn, a major side stage under a tent filled beyond capacity, with fans spilling into the festival grounds in all directions. —

Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026 Industrial-sized boiler caused the explosion Investigators with the Maryland State Fire Marshall confirmed the blast originated from an industrial-sized boiler, spilling all of its contents of 180-degree water. —

Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 Now more investors in several private credit firms are trying to pull their money out of the industry — and the panic is spilling over into the stock market. —

Maria Aspan, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026

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The defendant is accused of disclosing explicit non-consensual AI images of a social media influencer in Texas.

— Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Before infants were enrolled in the AL16 study, their parents or guardians had to sign consent forms disclosing, among other things, the risks that clinical trial subjects would face.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026