Spill
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Spill verb – To make known (as information previously kept secret). Usage example: the actor's butler spilled the secret to a tabloid for $40,000
Tell is a synonym for spill in reveal topic. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Spill", when it comes to topics like show, disclose.
Nearby Words: spilled, spilling, spillover, spillway, spillage
Synonyms for Spill
Tell
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Tell verb – To make known (as information previously kept secret). Usage example: I won't tell your secret to anyone
Spill is a synonym for tell in show topic. You can use "Spill" instead a verb "Tell", if it concerns topics such as disclose.
Nearby Words: telling, teller
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- Just Between You and Me: Davros confronts the Doctor and tries to get him to spill the beans, but the Doctor refuses to tell Davros his plans.
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Also, he doesn't remember her (she and Mission Control tell Al not to spill the beans, so that he can still get with the odd Girl of the Week when the mission calls for it).
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Angelica shows up, gets Tommy to spill the beans, and then promptly goes to tell on him.
Source: Western Animation / Rugrats
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Tell and Spill. (2016). Retrieved 2021, May 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spill/tell
Spill & Tell. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 May. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/spill/tell>.
Tell or Spill. 2016. Accessed May 15, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/spill/tell.
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