"brim over" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brims over [present, singular, third-person], brimming over [participle, present], brimmed over [participle, past], brimmed over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brim over (third-person singular simple present brims over, present participle brimming over, simple past and past participle brimmed over)
  1. to overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
    Sense id: en-brim_over-en-verb-1G7-iAfI
  2. (intransitive, by extension) To experience a very strong emotion; to be overcome with emotion. Tags: broadly, intransitive
    Sense id: en-brim_over-en-verb--GG-dYBf
  3. (intransitive) To be bustlingly full of something Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-brim_over-en-verb-2uu4dBnG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "over", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 5 85 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "over": 15 12 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 7 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 88
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