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 That chase ends with a semitruck pulling a tank of liquid nitrogen overturning and skidding into an active steel mill, spilling liquid nitrogen all over the street. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Nvidia posted blockbuster second-quarter results, and the enthusiasm is spilling over into other parts of the semiconductor sector. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Espresso Martini Espresso martini fever is spilling over into beauty. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026 Big salads call for an equally roomy serving bowl, and this glass option has plenty of space to toss everything together without ingredients spilling over the sides. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 And in recent weeks, concerns about that history — including accusations of nonpayment and unlicensed screenings at the Kingsway — have traveled west through something of an industry whisper network, increasingly spilling into public view. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 Curry admired the Guinness drawing rooms with their endless pockets of seating and tables spilling over with flowers from the gardens. — Irene Borger, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026 Rocha recommended purchasing gutter extensions and running them into the yard to prevent water spilling onto the house’s foundation. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spilling

Verb

Bonta also did not blame Newsom for disclosing that there had been talks.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
This week, a council member in Paradise accused the group of duping him into appearing in a commercial without disclosing who was behind the campaign.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of disclosing

Verb

This is where the episode finally loops back on itself, with the recruiter laying out a black hole on the ground, revealing the mall to be a kind of pocket universe.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Berne is the lead author of a new research paper revealing the discovery of the strange southern hotspot.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of revealing

Verb

Those are police officers and people up high at CPD, literally calling me, meeting with us, telling us that morale’s at an all-time low.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Dawadi ordered those already there to leave and called bus drivers, telling them to only stop at safer places.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

Europe’s summer wildfires are igniting and uncovering rusted bombs and mines from WWI and WWII, turning old battlefields into hazardous zones for firefighters and nearby communities.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
But uncovering the identity of the decades-old body would not be quick work.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncovering

Verb

Even in defeat, Fulham succeeded in exposing frailties in Chelsea’s defensive structure at Craven Cottage.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Free and charitable clinics scramble to absorb uninsured patients even as Florida’s healthcare squeeze becomes a defining campaign issue, exposing a broader national failure to rein in medical costs.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026