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brink
[ bringk ]
noun
- the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
- any extreme edge; verge.
- a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs:
We were on the brink of war.
brink
/ ɪŋ /
noun
- the edge, border, or verge of a steep place
the brink of the precipice
- the highest point; top
the sun fell below the brink of the hill
- the land at the edge of a body of water
- the verge of an event or state
the brink of disaster
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of brink1
Word History and Origins
Origin of brink1
Example Sentences
With Murray cooking the Clippers for a series-high 43 points, they trail the best-of-seven series 3-2 and are on the brink of being eliminated in the first round for the third straight season.
She pushed herself to the brink of total exhaustion.
After the Lakers’ 116-113 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, however, Johnson had something of substance to say about a decision made by his beloved team, which is now on the brink of playoff elimination.
For families living on the brink, a this news is “very scary,” said Scarborough: Missing work could cost them their job, and eventually their home.
But the need to make that plea speaks to the limits of the Pope's power, as there are now fears the country could be on the brink of another civil war.
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