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brimming

brimming

3.4
So full that it is almost overflowing, often with a strong feeling
  • adjective
  • /ˈbrɪmɪŋ/
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  • This is cultured milk brimming with live, beneficial bacteria.

Pink Champagne is peachy pink brimming with gold shimmer.

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Examples

  • Like I just feel like it's just brimming with physical potential.

  • It's absolutely brimming, full of color, and they are so pretty.

  • Hey, the universe might be brimming with life.

  • Like it's just, I don't know, it's to me, it's just brimming with beautiful creativity.

  • This edition is brimming with easy to access, updated scientific and clinical information on dyslexia.

  • Pink Champagne is peachy pink brimming with gold shimmer.

  • The garden was brimming with colorful flowers in full bloom.

  • Her eyes were brimming with tears of joy as she opened the gift.

  • The cup was brimming with hot coffee, ready to be served.

Synonyms

to overflowing with
vsbrimming
15 2.9

Full of a lot of something, often too much

can mean very full because of too much, but also show emotion
brimful
vsbrimming
1 5.2

So full that it almost overflows

is full to the point of spilling and often shows an emotion
brimful of
vsbrimming
1 3.8

Full to the top with something, often a feeling

is full until it starts to spill and often describes a feeling
filled
vsbrimming
1.0

Full of something that takes up most of it

often suggests being very full and can describe an inner feeling
overflowing
vsbrimming
3.1

So full that water spills out and covers the area around it

leans toward literal spilling while the other term can describe emotional fullness

Antonyms

1.0

Not containing anything

3.4

Feeling very tired with no energy left

How Full

brimming
3.4
full
1.0
empty
1.0

Surface Forms

brimming positive

Morphology

brimming = brim (transparent) = brim + ing

Standard deverbal present-participle formation from the verb 'brim' meaning 'to be full', so the adjective 'brimming' directly means 'full to overflowing'.

Etymology

The word brimming comes from the simple word brim, meaning 'edge' or 'top' of a cup — the spot where liquid begins to spill. So to be brimming is to be full 'to the point of overflowing' or full of a strong feeling.