spiling

Definition of spilingnext
present participle of spile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiling
Verb
  • An apoB test looks directly at the number of artery-clogging particles in the blood.
    Akshay Syal, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Wu is facing a wave of criticism because snow is still clogging streets and sidewalks across the city 12 days after the storm.
    Mike Toole, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Before a fast, focus on filling up with fiber, fat and protein to sustain your body with energy during low-intake periods.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Thank you to all the countries that are filling the PURL program.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Intentionally obstructing the roadway, especially while impeding emergency access, is a misdemeanor in Minnesota, as is being a public nuisance by blocking the right-of-way.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Brad Lander is headed to trial on May 11, accused of obstructing the use of a foyer at 26 Federal Plaza at a protest over conditions in hidden holding cells where migrants are detained, a judge ruled Thursday.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Designed for a valley miles away from the Sacramento River, the reservoir would pump water through an underground pipe connecting to the river, rather than damming and trapping its water supply.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The more Austinites have expanded the surface area of lakes — by damming up the Colorado River with various degrees of success from 1893 to 1960 — the more moisture was available to evaporate into the air.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Millions of dollars in federal funds were set to flow once again to the Hudson River Tunnel Thursday night, after a federal court order blocking the bucks expired.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • While the popularity of these app-blocking devices increases (Novelli said the company has sold more than 60,000), questions remain about their efficacy when the people who buy them are mainly discovering the devices through the internet—and talking about them on social media.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The characteristics and size of the small starch clumps could constitute a choking hazard, said Mondelez Global, which owns the brand, particularly in young children and the elderly.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Check your cookie stash for Chips Ahoy products that could contain a choking hazard.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The signature ingredient, however, is the brand’s plum complex—the sister founders of Le Prunier use materials from their family’s century-old plum farm—to support collagen production, skin barrier health, and hydration without congesting pores.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • America does not need more trucks congesting roads in large population centers.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For example, if a ball rolled behind some occluding object and temporarily disappeared from view, the model generated an error when the ball didn’t reappear from behind the object in future frames.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, one of the most vexing things occluding the facts of what happened was a general illiteracy regarding the online culture that had engulfed the alleged killer — its memes and codes and ideologies.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Spiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiling. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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