brine

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noun

ˈbrīn 

1

a

: water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt

b

: a strong saline solution (as of calcium chloride)

2

: the water of a sea or salt lake

brine

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verb

brined; brining

transitive verb

: to treat (as by steeping) with brine

briner noun

Synonyms

Noun

• blue
• deep
• Neptune
• ocean
• sea
• seven seas

Examples of brine in a Sentence

Noun

The chicken was soaked in brine before it was roasted.

for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But unlike yogurt, which is plain, feta brine is delightfully salty. —Sheela Prakash, Bon Appétit, 19 June 2024

Her skin tasted sour, like brine, and warm, perhaps like blood, which didn’t ease her mind at all. —Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024

Verb

After many rounds of taste tests, Friedman said the team decided to skip the spicy spreads and sauces and feature their brined, Fried Chicken Sando ($24) very simply with just mayonnaise and pickles on buttered brioche. —Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024

Cashman Dredging’s bid to begin large-scale quarrying work on the former Dow Chemical property drew intense local opposition last winter, brining more than 200 residents to protest against it at a hearing. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English brȳne; akin to Middle Dutch brīne brine

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1552, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing brine

• brine shrimp

Kids Definition

brine

noun

ˈbrīn

1

: water containing a great deal of salt

2

: the water of a sea or salt lake