spilling

verbslop, drop
verbreveal

Synonyms for spilling

verb slop, drop

Antonyms for spilling

Word Origin & History

Old English spillan "destroy, kill," variant of spildan, from Proto-Germanic *spelthijanan (cf. Old High German spildan "to spill," Old Saxon spildian, Old Norse spilla "to destroy," Middle Dutch spillen "to waste"), from PIE *spel- "to split, break off" (cf. Middle Dutch spalden, Old High German spaltan "to split;" for further cognates, see spoil). Related: Spilled; spilling.

Sense of "let (liquid) fall or run out" developed mid-14c. from use of the word in reference to shedding blood (early 12c.). Intransitive sense is from 1650s. Spill the beans recorded by 1910 in a sense of "spoil the situation;" to cry for spilt milk (usually with negative) is attested from 1738.

Example Sentences for spilling

Weak though he was Jon lunged to his feet, spilling the tumbler of liquid.

"Black——" cried Gyp, spilling her cocoa in her astonishment.

The girl was looking worried, too, I guess because I was shaking so hard I was spilling my drink.

Orders sounded sharply, and the sails collapsed, spilling their wind.

In the meantime, keep that crowd out there from spilling in here.

He opened the bags, spilling their contents out on the boards, and checked their count.

He fumbled with the milk bottle and a cup, spilling a little of the drink.

We had to walk the pony all the way home to keep from spilling the milk.

"Be careful, Hendrika; you are spilling the coffee," said Stella.

"I could have run faster, only I was afraid of spilling Bess," screamed Daisy.

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gossipy

pouring

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