brimmed over
brimmed over is the simple past and past participle of brim over.
Meaning of brim over
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
Questions about brimmed over
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- Brimmed over is the simple past and past participle of brim over.
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