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Definition of "overbrim" [o•ver•brim]

  • To flow over the brim; to overflow. (verb)

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Use "overbrim" in a sentence
  • "It seemed as if he held his heart in his hands, like a full cup that the least motion might overbrim."
  • "He talks of his old friends who have taken their departure before him with a perfect simplicity, while I have seen the tears gather and suddenly overbrim his eyes."
  • "O thou Well of Poetry well forth thy gems * O'er our drink when our cups overbrim with wine:"