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spilling out

spilling out is the present participle and gerund of spill out.

Meaning of spill out

Verb

spill out (third-person singular simple present spills out, present participle spilling out, simple past and past participle spilled out or spilt out)

  1. (intransitive) to exit (outside) in large quantities
    • People were spilling out of the stadium after the game.
  2. (intransitive) to be released without constraint
    • Abuse spilled out of her mouth.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spill, out.
    • Be careful with that jug! The water is spilling out.

Questions about spilling out

What is spilling out the present participle and gerund of?
Spilling out is the present participle and gerund of spill out.

Words near spilling out in the dictionary

  1. spilling ink
  2. spilling juice
  3. spilling one's guts
  4. spilling one's guts out
  5. spilling one's seed
  6. spilling out
  7. spilling over
  8. spilling the beans
  9. spilling the tea
  10. spillingly
  11. spillings

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