to spill coffee

Examples

• All

• "Looks like I spilled my coffee," I said.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I just spilled some coffee.

  Queenpins (2021)

• Dear, did you spill coffee on yourself?

  Betrothed (2016)

• You made him spill his coffee.

  How Sweet It Is (2013)

• As she does, she spills her coffee all over the desk.

  Fiction book (1999)

• And of course, to add to my bad luck streak, I spilled my coffee all over myself and the floor and my luggage.

• The tray was not hanging up as usual, but lying on the kitchen table with some spilled coffee still on it.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I had to hit the brakes so hard, I dropped my razor and spilled my coffee.

  Blog text (7)

• Mom grabbed a paper towel and sopped up the spilled coffee leaking toward the Baby Jesuses.

  Fiction book (2002)

• While rushing to work, I accidentally spilled coffee on my shirt.

Synonyms

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to spill

vsto spill coffee

398 1.0

To accidentally cause liquid to flow out of a container

is about accidentally pouring coffee and often causing stains or a mess

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to splatter

vsto spill coffee

37 4.1

To make liquid fall in small messy drops on a surface

focuses on a full accidental pour and stain rather than scattered drops

S

to spatter

vsto spill coffee

9 5.0

To splash small drops onto a surface and make spots

describes pouring a beverage accidentally with larger mess and stains

S

to slop

vsto spill coffee

5 4.9

To spill or pour liquid in a messy way

involves accidental pouring of coffee rather than careless serving

S

to spill your drink

vsto spill coffee

1 1.1

To let the drink in your cup or glass fall by accident

is specific to coffee and often causes a stain or mess

S

to slush around

vsto spill coffee

• Informal

1 7.7

To splash liquid around and make a mess

is about a single accidental pour causing a stain, not a copious splash

How Messy

to knock over

104 2.6

to tip over

33 3.0

to spill coffee

16 1.3

to dribble

29 2.8

Surface Forms

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Etymology