brim
verb/brɪm/
/brɪm/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they brim | /brɪm/ /brɪm/ |
| he / she / it brims | /brɪmz/ /brɪmz/ |
| past simple brimmed | /brɪmd/ /brɪmd/ |
| past participle brimmed | /brɪmd/ /brɪmd/ |
| -ing form brimming | /ˈbrɪmɪŋ/ /ˈbrɪmɪŋ/ |
- to be full of something; to fill something
- Tears brimmed in her eyes.
- brim with something His eyes brimmed with tears.
- The team were brimming with confidence before the game.
- a young man brimming with confidence
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the edge of the sea or other body of water): perhaps related to German Bräme ‘trimming’.Definitions on the go
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