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Discover LudwigThe word 'spilling' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as both a verb and an adjective. Example sentence: I was spilling coffee all over the table.
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spilling
verb
Present participle of spill
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Already one million tourists have arrived – spilling out of archaeological sites and the narrow alleyways of the picturesque Plaka district beneath the Acropolis, piling into restaurants and cafes and cramming the stores that sell the fodder of every classic Greek holiday: sandals, statues, T-shirts and bags.
Environmentalists are concerned that ships navigating reef passageways – many of which are narrower than the English Channel – will run aground, as a Chinese vessel did in 2010, tearing a two-mile gash into the coral and spilling several tonnes of oil.
As they drove off, the perfect manicured lawn of the Marylands guesthouse next door caught alight almost instantaneously, as if the fire itself was liquid, spilling across its surface.
He was also dropped by Alastair Cook at slip off Anderson on 104, the England captain spilling the chance to reduce Australia to 151 for four.
With its grey flanks spilling out either side of the retained brick screen, it was like a whale trying to hide behind a seashell.
Barnes' 83rd minute strike ended any hope of a Wolves comeback, the frustration spilling over at the conclusion of the match, with home fans attacking Aldershot's jubilant following, leading to 41 arrests involving Wolves supporters (out of a total of 42).
As people mill around the open-plan kitchen, spilling out into the living room and the garden beyond, he is easily identifiable, perched on a stool, specs resting neatly on the end of his nose.
When Simi begins to palpate Mary's joints, she finds her stride, spilling out technical terms as she goes: symmetrical deformity; ulnar deviation at the MCP joint; rheumatoid nodules, widespread over all joints; Z-thumb deformity; fixed flexion deformity on all fingers; swan neck deformity… The list seems endless, and Karan is impressed, needing to prompt Simi only once or twice.
As I gazed upon the 38 shirts spilling out of drawers and hanging all around my room, the words of a brilliant letter to the Guardian rang in my ears.
For both tabloid and heavy newspapers it was big page-one news on Friday, with top writers spilling further thousands of words inside.
Related: Benzene found in Montana water supply after Yellowstone oil spill Last Saturday, the 12in steel pipe that runs through Montana and into North Dakota ruptured beneath the Yellowstone, spilling 960 barrels of crude oil, or approximately 40,000 gallons into the river, Bridger said.
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