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- US Pronunciation
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- [brim]
- /brɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [brim]
- /brɪm/
Definitions of brimming word
- adjective brimming completely full with something 3
- noun brimming the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink: the brim of a cup. 1
- noun brimming a projecting edge: the brim of a hat. 1
- noun brimming margin. 1
- verb without object brimming to be full to the brim. 1
- verb with object brimming to fill to the brim. 1
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Origin of brimming
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim (earlier, shore, bank); apparently akin to Middle High German brem, (German Bräme), Old Norse barmr rim, edge
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Parts of speech for Brimming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brimming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
brimming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brimming
adj brimming
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- crowded — If a place is crowded, it is full of people.
- jammed — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- stuffed — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
Antonyms for brimming
adj brimming
- unfilled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
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