Meaning & use
Brimming
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Full to the point of overflowing, whether literally with liquid or figuratively with emotion or energy.
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The cup was brimming with hot coffee.
She walked into the interview brimming with confidence.
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"Brimming" comes from "brim," the topmost edge of a container, so something brimming has filled right up to that edge and beyond.
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