plural bream or breams
1
: a bronze-colored European freshwater cyprinid fish (Abramis brama)
broadly
: any of various related fishes
2
a
: any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy
called also sea bream
b
: any of various freshwater sunfishes (Lepomis and related genera)
especially
: bluegill
breamed; breaming; breams
: to clean (a ship's bottom) by heating and scraping
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Several species of fish also call Lake Ouachita home, and anglers have the chance to catch striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, crappie, and bream.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2025
Beneath the surface, shimmering schools of bream glisten like silver confetti, and curious snorkelers drift past submerged, craggy rock ledges teeming with anemones and elusive octopus.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When to Use a Bluegill-Colored Frog: This is an obvious color choice when fish are up shallow feeding on bream, and when fishing around bream beds.
—Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025
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Here, a pontoon boat included in the sale makes for long, sunny days out on the water catching yellowtail kingfish, bream, and snapper—all local to the area.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Several species of fish also call Lake Ouachita home, and anglers have the chance to catch striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, crappie, and bream.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2025
Beneath the surface, shimmering schools of bream glisten like silver confetti, and curious snorkelers drift past submerged, craggy rock ledges teeming with anemones and elusive octopus.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When to Use a Bluegill-Colored Frog: This is an obvious color choice when fish are up shallow feeding on bream, and when fishing around bream beds.
—Kristine Fischer, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025
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“Bream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bream. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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