- present participle of spill.
spilling
Example Sentences
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One possibility, a huge possibility, is that the catheter became dislodged from her vein and then was spilling the drugs into the surrounding tissue.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Heavy selling in European government bonds has been spilling over lately into U.S. government debt.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
That was from the water spilling over a dirt road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
European spy chiefs worry that Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly spilling over onto their soil, but Kyiv's Western allies are struggling to come up with countermeasures to halt Moscow's "hybrid" attacks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Danny realized those were shadows spilling out of her.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
