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Definition of brim verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brim

verb
 
/brɪm/
 
/brɪm/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
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/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. 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’.
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