spilling Meaning & Definition
-ɪlɪŋ
What Does Spilling Mean?
Spilling is a noun that means The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles. It is also used to mean The action of spreading out in the manner of a fluid. As a verb, it means present participle and gerund of spill. As a verb, it means To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
Spilling in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /-ɪlɪŋ/ |
| Plural | spillings |
Spilling Definition (Noun)
- The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles.
- The action of spreading out in the manner of a fluid.
Spilling as a Verb
- present participle and gerund of spill
Verb
- To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.
- To spread out or fall out, as above.
Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.
- To drop something that was intended to be caught.
- To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
- To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
- To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed.
- To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal, ivory, etc.; to inlay.
- To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
- (Australian politics) To open the leadership of a parliamentary party for re-election.
- To reveal information to an uninformed party.
He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist.
- (of a knot). To come undone.
Synonyms of Spilling
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Spilling synonyms and antonyms →Spilling in a Sentence
I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.
Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.
He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist.
Word Forms & Grammar
spilling (countable and uncountable, plural spillings)
spilling
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