brim over
brim over verb: to overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.).
Verb
brim over (third-person singular simple present brims over, present participle brimming over, simple past and past participle brimmed over)
- To overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
- To experience a very strong emotion; to be overcome with emotion.
- When he proposed, my heart brimmed over.
- To be bustlingly full of something
- Flowers, grass, trees, the sun and moon, even the human body, were to him brimming over with song.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 234
Forms of brim over
| third-person singular present | brims over |
|---|---|
| present participle | brimming over |
| past participle | brimmed over |
| past | brimmed over |
Questions about brim over
- What does brim over mean?
- Brim over means to overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.).
- What part of speech is brim over?
- Brim over is a verb.
- What is the past tense of brim over?
- The past tense of brim over is brimmed over.
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