(~s, ~ming, ~med)
1.
The ~ of a hat is the wide part that sticks outwards at the bottom.
Rain dripped from the ~ of his baseball cap.
...a flat black hat with a wide ~.
N-COUNT: oft N of n, adj N
-~med
...a floppy-~med hat.
COMB in ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
If someone or something is ~ming with a particular quality, they are full of that quality.
England are ~ming with confidence after two straight wins in the tournament.
VERB: usu cont, V with n
•
Brim over means the same as ~ .
Her heart ~med over with love and adoration for Charles.
PHRASAL VERB: V P with n, also V P
3.
When your eyes are ~ming with tears, they are full of fluid because you are upset, although you are not actually crying.
Michael looked at him imploringly, eyes ~ming with tears.
VERB: V with n
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Brim over means the same as ~ .
When she saw me, her eyes ~med over with tears and she could not speak.
PHRASAL VERB: V P with n, also V P
4.
If something ~s with particular things, it is packed full of them.
The flowerbeds ~ with a mixture of lilies and roses.
VERB: V with n
5.
If something, especially a container, is filled to the ~ or full to the ~ with something, it is filled right up to the top.
Richard filled her glass right up to the ~...
PHRASE: V inflects