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brim
1[ brim ]
noun
- the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
the brim of a cup.
- a projecting edge:
the brim of a hat.
verb (used without object)
- to be full to the brim.
verb (used with object)
- to fill to the brim.
brim
2[ brim ]
noun
- Southern U.S. bream 1( def 4 ).
brim
/ ²ú°ùɪ³¾ /
noun
- the upper rim of a vessel
the brim of a cup
- a projecting rim or edge
the brim of a hat
- the brink or edge of something
verb
- to fill or be full to the brim
eyes brimming with tears
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú°ù¾±³¾±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù¾±³¾î€ƒl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²ú°ù¾±³¾î€ƒm¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·²ú°ù¾±³¾î€ƒm¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brim1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brim1
Idioms and Phrases
see filled to the brim .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His is a movie that brims with lyricism instead, and hangs on its threadbare plot these many poetic dichotomies.
This decision is one of the best things about “Holland,†which brims with recently retro production design in Windows desktop computers, early cell phones and pagers, tapes rented from video stores and high-rise dad jeans.
Foreman's powers of transformation served him well in a sporting career brimming with prestige and drama.
Recorded in large part during the band’s sojourn to New Orleans, the record positively brims with energy and musical timbre.
Azuka is "really excited" about the future and said she was brimming with ideas for her next play.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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