Brimming

/ˈbɹɪmɪŋ/

Synonyms for "brimming" (66 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Verb(3 words)

abound abundant brim

aware awash big brimful bulging bursting capacitychock fullchock-full

Adjective(2 words)

brimful brimfull

Strong matches (19)

chuck-full congested cram-full crammed crowded farci filled flush fullfull to burstingjam packedjam-packed jammed loaded

Verb(5 words)

fill filling flood full fullness

Related words (33)

Verb(10 words)

maximum capacityoverfilling overflow overflowing plenitude refilling replete saturation teem teeming

overfull overstuffed packedpacked like sardinesplenaryready to burstreplete round satiated saturated soaked srostanding room onlystuffed surfeited swelling swollen teeming thick topful

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trifling

Adjective(2 words)

overladen plentiful

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6 relation types

More general

10 entries

abundance action condition fullness level occurrence process richness state verb

More specific

15 entries

abound aboundingcomplete saturationfilling upfloodfull capacityjammedmaximum filloverfill overfilling overflow packed refilling teem teeming

Collocations

14 entries

brimful harborbrimming confidencebrimming cupbrimming energybrimming riverbrimming with enthusiasmbrimming with ideasbrimming with possibilitiescomplete saturationfull capacityfullnessfullness levelmaximum fillstate of fullness

Inflections

5 entries

brimmed brimmings brimsmore brimmingmost brimming

Derivations

7 entries

brim brimful brimfully brimfulness brimmed brimmer brimmingness

similar

1 entries

full

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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His eyes were brimming over with tears.

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He was brimming over with hope.

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My eyes are brimming with tears.

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The ashtray was brimming with cigarette butts.

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