brim

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/brɪm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brim)

Inflections of 'brim' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
brims
v 3rd person singular
brimming
v pres p
brimmed
v past
brimmed
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
brim1 /brɪm/USA pronunciation   n., v., brimmed, brim•ming. 
n. [countable]
  1. the upper edge of anything hollow, such as a glass, cup, or bowl.
  2. an edge that sticks out: the brim of a hat.

v. 
  1. to be full to the brim or to the top edge:[~ + (over +) with + object]Her eyes brimmed (over) with tears when I told her we were moving.
Idioms
  1. to the brim, to the top:Fill the cup to the brim, but don't let it spill.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
brim1  (brim),USA pronunciation n., v., brimmed, brim•ming. 
n. 
  1. the upper edge of anything hollow;
    rim;
    brink: the brim of a cup.
  2. a projecting edge: the brim of a hat.
  3. margin.

v.i. 
  1. to be full to the brim.

v.t. 
  1. to fill to the brim.
  • 1175–1225; Middle English brimme brink, rim (earlier, shore, bank); apparently akin to Middle High German brem, (German Bräme), Old Norse barmr rim, edge
brim′less, adj. 
brim′ming•ly, adv. 
    1. . See rim. 
brim2  (brim),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively ) brim, (esp. for kinds or species) brims. 
  1. Dialect Terms[Southern U.S.]bream1 (def. 4).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brim /brɪm/ n
  1. the upper rim of a vessel: the brim of a cup
  2. a projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat
  3. the brink or edge of something
 vb (brims, brimming, brimmed)
  1. to fill or be full to the brim: eyes brimming with tears
Etymology: 13th Century: from Middle High German brem, probably from Old Norse barmr; see bermˈbrimless adj
'brim' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
berm - boater - bowler - bream - brimful - bumper - derby - edge - flush - hat - homburg - overflow - picture hat - poke - porkpie hat - rolling - slouch hat - sombrero - Stetson - sunbonnet - terai - top hat - top up - toque - wide-awake - bowgrace - Breton - brimmer - brimstone - broadbrim - campaign hat - cap - chapeau - chapel de fer - chime - cloche - cocked hat - fedora - hatband - hat dance - kantharos - kyathos - Leghorn - Mexican hat dance - morion - off-the-face - rim - rouleau - teem - ten-gallon hat
In Lists: verbos, A-B-C, more...
Collocations: he was brimming with [confidence, pride, ideas, happiness], brim over with [confidence], his eyes were brimming with tears, more...

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