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The correct spelling is spilling.
How to pronounce spilling
verb
Say it like: Spi-lli-ng
The correct spelling is spilling. To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. For example: "I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor."
Usage Examples
“I spilled some sticky juice on the kitchen floor.”
“Some sticky juice spilled onto the kitchen floor.”
“He spilled his guts out to his new psychologist.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
- 2.To spread out or fall out, as above.
- 3.To drop something that was intended to be caught.
- 4.To mar; to damage; to destroy by misuse; to waste.
- 5.To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to perish; to waste.
noun
- 1.The act of dropping or spreading out of a fluid or particles.
- 2.The action of spreading out in the manner of a fluid.
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