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brim

2 verb
     
brim2 past tense and past participle brimmed, present participle brimming [intransitive]
1 if your eyes brim with tears, or if tears brim from your eyes, you start to cry
brim with
Her eyes brimmed with tears.
Her tears brimmed over again as she started to speak.
2

be brimming (over) with something

to have a lot of a particular thing, quality, or emotion:
The flowerbeds were brimming over with flowers
Rob was just brimming with enthusiasm.
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