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spilling

spilling noun: the act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles. Also the present participle and gerund of spill.

Noun

spilling (countable and uncountable, plural spillings)

  1. The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles.
    • Such a notion identified woman with breaches in boundaries, with lack of shape or definition, with openings and exudings and spillings forth.2005, Margaret E. Owens, Stages of Dismemberment, page 58
  2. (figuratively) The action of spreading out in the manner of a fluid.

Also used as

spilling is also the present participle and gerund of spill.

spilling meaning in Telugu and Nepali

spilling in Telugu

చిందటం

spilling in Nepali

स्पिलिङ

Forms of spilling

pluralspillings

Words formed from spilling

Phrases with spilling

Words that rhyme with spilling

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Questions about spilling

What does spilling mean?
Spilling means the act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles.
What is spilling in Telugu?
Spilling in Telugu is చిందటం. See Spilling meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is spilling?
Spilling is a noun.
What is the plural of spilling?
The plural of spilling is spillings.

Words near spilling in the dictionary

  1. spilliken
  2. spillikens
  3. spillikin
  4. spillikins
  5. spillin'
  6. spilling
  7. spilling ink
  8. spilling juice
  9. spilling one's guts
  10. spilling one's guts out
  11. spilling one's seed

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