Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: spilling
IPA transcription: [sp'ɪlɪŋ]
Usage examples
  • I swung again and it fell in fragments, spilling the gallons of water it had contained.
  • Beyond him was an overturned hamper of soiled clothes, with stockings, collars, sheets and petticoats spilling out of it.
  • They produce rain by spilling water from a basket in the air; they make fine weather by shaking a small flat piece of wood attached to a stick by a string; they raise storms by strewing down on the ends of spruce branches.
  • She dashed the cup to the floor, spilling its contents, and, with an effort, tore the clinging hands from her and sent the woman crashing on to the ground, rolling against the brazier, oversetting it, and scattering brass pots and cups over the rug.