[ US /ˈbɹɪm/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈɪm/ ]
VERB
  1. fill as much as possible
    brim a cup to good fellowship
  2. be completely full
    His eyes brimmed with tears
NOUN
  1. the top edge of a vessel or other container
  2. a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
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How To Use brim In A Sentence

  • The speech was brimming with ideas for rewarding work and reducing dependency. Times, Sunday Times
  • The Chief Inspector has suggested a complete overhaul of the good book, reducing it to a pacier 250 pages, a greater focus on “Floods and brimstone and other cool stuff” and a possible rewrite by Dan Brown to “Sex the whole thing up a bit.” Archive 2008-10-01
  • Saturday morning came, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life.
  • Most, however, returned home, brimming over with plunder.
  • Finally we were outside and he was walking beside me in his favourite cloak that made him look like a captain, something he had always wanted to be and his wide brimmed hat with the feather plume.
  • So maybe you'll get what we call a titty brim," said Tommy Bryant, a veteran north Florida bass and panfish guide, grinning. Spring Tactics for Big Bluegill from Field and Stream's John Merwin
  • His portraits often show his subjects brimming with youthful idealism and naivety; touchingly eager for fame, rather than sullied by it. Times, Sunday Times
  • There is only so long you can ignore that kind of behaviour, even knowing that the little blighter has a bowl filled to the brim with tasty kitty treats in the kitchen.
  • She filled each glass to the brim.
  • Brimstone's ship was violently rocked by the explosions, but still managed to maintain their shields.
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