spilled
SaySPILDUS · UK/spɪɫd/AUS/spɪld/
- 1Simple past and past participle of spill.
He spilled water across the desk while reaching for his keys.
By the time we got home, the bag of flour had spilled across the counter.
Note
One spelling serves as both past tense and past participle, and it follows the verb into both of its constructions: someone can spill something (he spilled the water), or a thing can spill on its own (the flour had spilled across the counter). American usage prefers this regular -ed form. The irregular spilt is the alternative.
spilled is a form of spill
spill, verb: To accidentally let something, especially a liquid, fall out and spread or make a mess. Full entry
- Spelling
- spill → spilled: add -ed
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