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a(1)
: an upper or outer margin : verge
(2)
archaic
: the upper surface of a body of water
b
: the edge or rim of a hollow vessel, a natural depression, or a cavity
2
: the projecting rim of a hat
brimmed; brimming
: to fill to the brim
1
: to be or become full often to overflowing
eyes brimming with tears
2
: to reach or overflow a brim
Examples of brim in a Sentence
Noun
the brim of the teacup was banded with gold
touched the brim of his cap by way of salute
Verb
Her heart was brimming with happiness.
The show brims with excitement.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
My favorites tend to possess a large brim that falls in gentle folds around my face, covering my now shorter and remorselessly thinning hair and quite sensitively shadowing the varied assaults of time on my complexion.
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The booth will be brimming with displays of California native plants provided by the Theodore Payne Foundation, along with handouts in English and Spanish about how to create fire-resilient landscapes using native plants and how to avoid and/or replace invasive (and highly combustible) plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Underneath the wide brim of his tan cowboy hat, there is a bit of a playful flicker in his eyes at all times.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
My favorites tend to possess a large brim that falls in gentle folds around my face, covering my now shorter and remorselessly thinning hair and quite sensitively shadowing the varied assaults of time on my complexion.
—Judith Viorst, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Conventional wisdom suggests that healthcare is brimming with corporate antibodies, eager to destroy new ideas.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The booth will be brimming with displays of California native plants provided by the Theodore Payne Foundation, along with handouts in English and Spanish about how to create fire-resilient landscapes using native plants and how to avoid and/or replace invasive (and highly combustible) plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Brim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brim. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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brim
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brimmed; brimming
: to be or become full to overflowing
brimming with happiness
eyes brimming with tears
boats brimming with tourists
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