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  • verb Present participle of overbrim.

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Examples

  • The nickel-and-dime revenue stream, fed by an overbrimming pool of musical talent, gave birth to the chitlin' circuit, a network of venues where black performers played one-night stands during segregation.

    On the Midnight Special Eddie Dean 2011

  • King had a trunk check in his hand, but returned it to pocket, not proposing just yet to let this Rangar over -- hear instructions regarding the trunk's destination; he was too good-looking and too overbrimming with personal charm to be trusted thus early in the game.

    In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010

  • A huge expo center, overbrimming with green enthusiasm, hosts the NGO community, organized into symmetric rows of science fair booths, complete with tri-fold brochures and bolded hand-outs.

    Nathaniel Loewentheil: The Long Arc of the UN: Overlooked Beaches, International Conflict and a Dash of Hope at the Cancun Climate Talks Nathaniel Loewentheil 2010

  • A museum overbrimming with masterpieces and gawking visitors can challenge someone who wants to look at pictures.

    Unfinished Perfection 2010

  • A huge expo center, overbrimming with green enthusiasm, hosts the NGO community, organized into symmetric rows of science fair booths, complete with tri-fold brochures and bolded hand-outs.

    Nathaniel Loewentheil: The Long Arc of the UN: Overlooked Beaches, International Conflict and a Dash of Hope at the Cancun Climate Talks Nathaniel Loewentheil 2010

  • There is an atmosphere of tremendous celebration on board, with everyone positively overbrimming with hope that the Lusitania will take back the Blue Riband from Germany.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • There is an atmosphere of tremendous celebration on board, with everyone positively overbrimming with hope that the Lusitania will take back the Blue Riband from Germany.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • There is an atmosphere of tremendous celebration on board, with everyone positively overbrimming with hope that the Lusitania will take back the Blue Riband from Germany.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • There is an atmosphere of tremendous celebration on board, with everyone positively overbrimming with hope that the Lusitania will take back the Blue Riband from Germany.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • Sticky and overbrimming with love and enthusiasm and toy cars... you'll have a blast.

    His 'n' Her Bad Mother 2008

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