Definition
The present participle of brim; the act of filling something to the very top or edge.
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brim (edge, margin), related to Old Norse bremr (edge). The -ing suffix creates the continuous form of the verb, indicating an ongoing action.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'brim' originated in maritime contexts—sailors needed precise language for when containers were dangerously full. The word evolved from describing ship edges to describing any filled container.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በ Abundance
be abun-danss
ARالعربية
ينفجر
yin-fa-jar
BNবাংলা
পূর্ণ হওয়া
poor-n ho-wa
CACatalà
abundància
ah-boon-dan-thee-ah
CSČeština
přetekat
pre-te-kat
DADansk
oversvømme
o-ver-svom-me
DEDeutsch
überfließen
oo-ber-floe-en
ELΕλληνικά
πλήρωση
plee-roh-see
ESEspañol
desbordar
des-bor-dar
FAفارسی
پر Overflow
par-overflow
FISuomi
määrittää
maa-rit-taa
FRFrançais
déborder
deh-bor-der
HEעברית
להתמלא
le-hit-mal
HIहिन्दी
भरपूर होना
bhar-poor ho-na
HUMagyar
túlcsordul
tool-tsord-ool
IDBahasa Indonesia
meluap
me-loo-ap
ITItaliano
traboccare
tra-bo-ka-re
MSBahasa Melayu
melimpah
me-lim-pah
NLNederlands
overstromen
o-ver-stro-men
NONorsk
flyte over
flee-te o-ver
PLPolski
przelewać
przhe-le-vat
PTPortuguês
bordar
bor-dar
RORomână
se umple
se um-ple
RUРусский
переливаться
peredol-iva-tsya
SVSvenska
överflöda
o-ver-floo-da
SWKiswahili
kujaa
koo-jaa
TEతెలుగు
పూర్ణత
poor-n-ta
UKУкраїнська
повний
pov-nii
VITiếng Việt
tràn đầy
traan day
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la