Definitions
the limit beyond which something happens or changes
Word origin
From Middle English brinke, brenke, from Old Norse *brenka, brekka, from Proto-Germanic *brinkǭ, *brinkaz (“hill, edge (of land)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to project”). Cognate with Dutch brink (“grassland”), regional German Brink, Icelandic brekka (“slope”); also Tocharian B prenke (“island”), Irish braine (“prow”).
Used in a sentence
“the brink of a river”
“And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea.”
“the brink of success”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Edge of danger”5 letters
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