spilling

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of spill. Use this form for something happening right now, as in "is spilling."

   She kept spilling water all over the kitchen floor.

   The toddler was spilling juice on the new carpet.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of letting a liquid or small bits fall and spread out, often by accident.

   Like knocking over a glass and watching the water run everywhere.

   The spilling of oil into the harbor harmed local wildlife for years.

   A small spilling of sugar on the counter drew a line of ants.

   Similarspillage

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3. 3
   nounfigurativelyuncountable

   The way something spreads out, like a liquid moving across a surface.

   The slow spilling of city crowds into the suburbs reshaped the whole region.

   Reporters described the spilling of anger through the streets after the court's decision.

   Similaroverflow, spread, flood

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