Meaning & use
Brimmed
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Was filled to the point of nearly overflowing.
See it in a sentence
Her eyes brimmed with tears as she read the letter.
The cup brimmed with hot coffee, ready to spill at the slightest jolt.
A note on using this word
"Brimmed" also functions as an adjective describing a hat's edge, as in "a wide-brimmed sun hat."
Words with a similar meaning
overflowedfilled
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Words with an opposite meaning
emptied
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Having a brim of a specified type, especially referring to a hat.
He wore a wide-brimmed hat to shield his face from the sun.
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