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UK
/bɹˈɪmfəl/
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ADJECTIVE
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filled to capacity
eyes brimming with tears
I am brimful of chowder
a brimful cup
a child brimming over with curiosity
How To Use brimful In A Sentence
- The Prime Minister remains brimful of hope.
- The team is brimful of confidence after their win last week.
- I was unwillingly compelled to take pleasure in the first hour and a half of the descent from the top of the Lukmanier towards Disentis, but this is only a ripping over of the brimfulness of Italy on to the Swiss side. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino
- She was brimful of energy and enthusiasm.
- He didn't intend to be brimful of conversation; let her make the running. A WORM OF DOUBT
- But for all that Electric Moon is brimful of charm and many small gems of enlightenment.
- The only explanation was that its tank was already brimful of water. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
- But I would have thought Cambridge would be brimful of classics about itself, so this is all very intriguing. Cambridge Reads « Tales from the Reading Room
- Since the commercial triumph of Harry Potter, publishers have received sacks of manuscripts that are brimful of broomsticks, wands and magic spells. Time travel saga The History Keepers could be the next Harry Potter-style blockbuster
- Hardy described the "brimfulness" of Tess's nature, and while for Nastassja Kinski this meant threatening to spill tears at any moment, Gemma Arterton brims with life and spirit. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed