brink
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪŋk/ / [ˈbɹʷɪŋk] / /ˈbɹiŋk/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: 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”).
- The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
“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 edge or border.
“the brink of success”
“As South Korea heads to the polls, can Lee Jae-myung bring the country back from the brink? [title]”