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

Finished with a drizzle of black habanero ash salsa, each bite is a swirl of crunch and softness, with an olfactory hit of brine, bright citrus, and gentle smoke. —Anais Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026

The kingdom has lithium and vanadium in its oil-field brine, which Pure Lithium wants to use to produce rechargeable batteries, helping to cut China from supply chains, Emilie Bodoin told Semafor. —Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Verb

Sourced from Springer Mountain Farms, they are brined overnight, slowly roasted in duck fat with Zepeddie’s seasoning blend, then flash fried and tossed in a selection of housemade sauces and rubs. —Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026

Pickle Fest Celebrate all things brined and bold with an entire festival dedicated to the pickle. —Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 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