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spilling the beans

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

Meaning of spill the beans

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To reveal a secret; to disclose information.
    • They had planned it as a surprise party, but somebody spilled the beans.

Questions about spilling the beans

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

Words near spilling the beans in the dictionary

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

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