1
a
: water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt
b
: a strong saline solution (as of calcium chloride)
2
: the water of a sea or salt lake
brined; brining
: to treat (as by steeping) with brine
briner
noun
Examples of brine in a Sentence
Noun
The chicken was soaked in brine before it was roasted.
for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Millions of birds visit the lake each year to feast on brine flies—more on that below.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
That’s because the show leaned into the L.A. quirks, brining on experts on coyotes, palm trees and earthquakes.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Enough lithium to power 375 million electric cars The Energy Department has estimated the amount of lithium in the lake’s geothermal brine – which can also serve to generate power – could fuel more than 375 million electric vehicles.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Millions of birds visit the lake each year to feast on brine flies—more on that below.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
The chicken is brined in sweet tea giving a juicy and flavorful bite alongside tabsaco and maple syrup.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
That’s because the show leaned into the L.A. quirks, brining on experts on coyotes, palm trees and earthquakes.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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