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View definitions for spilling

spilling

adjective as in gossipy

adjective as in pouring

noun as in betrayal

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Example Sentences

Overall 75% of unmarried young women have a “very unfavorable” view of Trump himself, with that hostility naturally spilling over to his supporters.

From Salon

The Cleddau Project's Ric Cooper said campaigners investigated because an overflow pipe at Picton playing fields appeared to be spilling more raw sewage than usual.

From BBC

He also had no enthusiasm about spilling American blood and treasure to defend Japan, either.

From Slate

Decades of under-investment has left sewage infrastructure frequently unable to cope with the volume of rainwater and sewage, which then leads to spilling.

From BBC

The liquid was coming from a broken Cherry Coke machine “spilling like an endless spring,” he recalls, as if coming from “the center of the Earth.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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