"brimming" in the verb sense
1. brim
be completely full
"His eyes brimmed with tears"
2. brim
fill as much as possible
"brim a cup to good fellowship"
"brimming" in the adjective sense
1. brimful, brimfull, brimming
filled to capacity
"a brimful cup"
"I am brimful of chowder"
"a child brimming over with curiosity"
"eyes brimming with tears"
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