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 of brine

Noun

• sea
• ocean

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

Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will start putting down brine in some locations Tuesday night, said Emily Long, a spokesperson. —Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 21 Jan. 2026

Faster cycles, wider reach In lab tests using synthetic brines modeled on California’s Salton Sea, the S3E system recovered nearly 40 percent of lithium over four cycles using the same solvent batch. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026

Verb

Franks said their now famous wings start with good-sized wings, which are then brined, baked, then flash fried before being tossed into the flavors and then served. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026

Public work crews will begin brining roads Thursday. —Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026

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

Rhymes for brine

• cline
• dine
• fein
• fine
• gwine
• hine
• jain
• klein
• kline
• line
• mine
• nine

Kids Definition

brine

noun

ˈbrīn

1

: water containing a great deal of salt

2

: the water of a sea or salt lake