Hypertext Webster Gateway: "brimming"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brim \Brim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Brimming}.]
To be full to the brim. ``The brimming stream.'' --Milton.
{To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full
that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup
brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Brimming \Brim"ming\, a.
Full to the brim; overflowing.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
brimming
adj : filled to capacity; "a brimful cup"; "I am brimful of
chowder"; "a child brimming over with curiosity"; "eyes
brimming with tears" [syn: {brimful}, {brimful of(p)},
{brimfull}, {brimfull of(p)}]
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