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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brimful, brimfull, brimmingadjective

    filled to capacity

    "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes brimming with tears"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Brimmingadjective

    Full to the brim.

    Etymology: from brim.

    And twice besides her beestings never fail,
    To store the dairy with a brimming pail. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brimming

    of Brim

  2. Brimmingadjective

    full to the brim; overflowing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brimming in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brimming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of brimming in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Bourdain:

    I'm sure I'm not alone here. Were clowns ever funny? No. Of course not. They were always sinister figures, disguising their homicidal intentions under thick make-up, all the while their crawl spaces and chest freezers were brimming with Cub Scout parts.

  2. Doris Day:

    My public image is unshakably that of America's wholesome virgin, the girl next door, carefree and brimming with happiness. An image, I can assure you, more make-believe than any film part I ever played.

  3. Paul Hertz:

    In a sea of stars brimming with new worlds, TESS is casting a wide net and will haul in a bounty of promising planets for further study, this ‘first light’ science image shows the capabilities of TESS’ cameras, and shows that the mission will realize its incredible potential in our search for another Earth.

  4. Rachael Gosnell:

    The Arctic is brimming with economic potential.

  5. Alfred Lord Tennyson:

    Till last by Philip's farm I flowTo join the brimming river,For men may come and men may go,But I go on for ever.

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