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brink
[ bringk ]
noun
- the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
- any extreme edge; verge.
- a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs:
We were on the brink of war.
brink
/ ²ú°ùɪŋ°ì /
noun
- the edge, border, or verge of a steep place
the brink of the precipice
- the highest point; top
the sun fell below the brink of the hill
- the land at the edge of a body of water
- the verge of an event or state
the brink of disaster
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú°ù¾±²Ô°ìl±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brink1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of brink1
Example Sentences
At the beginning of 1933, the National Socialist German Workers Party, better known as the Nazis, found themselves on the brink of financial ruin.
"The university has been brought to the brink by years of mismanagement, incompetence and poor decisions from a senior management team that has failed to listen or to engage with those around them."
The UN has been warning that South Sudan is on the brink of a return to civil war following an escalation of conflict between Machar and the president that has been building for weeks.
This was the voice in the wilderness the world was at the brink of losing.
On 24 March 2020, India announced its first Covid lockdown, just as the world stood on the brink of a global pandemic that would claim millions of lives.
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