how to pronounce brim

/ˈbɹɪm/

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brim is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of brim in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the universe brim is with mysteries …”

meanings of brim

noun:

A projecting rim, especially of a hat.
The sea; ocean; water; flood.
The topmost rim or lip of a container.
An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).

verb:

Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut.
To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
To be full to overflowing.

adjective:

Fierce; sharp; cold.

name:

A surname.

brim frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word brim occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics brim can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that brim can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;