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

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

Roast chicken is the perfect cold-weather dinner, and this version has a Southern touch with a sweet tea brine. —Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025

In addition to Chile being the world’s leading copper producer, the Salar de Atacama supports one of the world’s largest lithium reserves, extracted from the brine beneath the salt flats. —Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025

Verb

Its large chicken tenders are first brined, then breaded, fried and spiced. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Preparing the frozen turkey is easier than brining and roasting your own, just make sure to take thawing time into consideration for the big meal. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025

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