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brim

Verb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

To brim is to fill completely to the upper edge or overflow; figuratively, a person or scene may brim with an emotion, quality, light, or abundance.

Detailed Definition
Here the word is used as a verb meaning to fill something full, almost to overflowing. The poem repeats it in a way that suggests the swan is being filled with love: "And brim, brim o'er".
Example
Example in poetry:
“And brim, brim o’er / With love” uses brim as a verb meaning overflow; her eyes brim with tears before she speaks; the cup brims over, turning fullness into a visible action; a city street brims with voices after the concert, crowded beyond quiet
Additional Notes
In the quoted phrase, "brim" is used in a poetic sense that may be less familiar than the everyday noun form.; Found in the poem, The Dying Swan by T. Sturge Moore
Other Meanings of “brim”
Also Known As
edge brimstone lip Margin
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