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abrim

v.
C1 Advanced abrim

v. to be filled to the very top with something. You use this when a container or a place has so much of something that it is about to spill over.

v. to be filled to the brim or to the point of overflowing. Often used in the passive voice to describe a state of extreme saturation.


SIMPLE

The small boat was abrim with water.

CONTEXTUAL

The local library was abrim with people on the first day of the summer reading program.

COMPLEX

The valley was abrim with wildflowers following the spring rains, creating a vibrant tapestry of color across the hillsides.

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