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

• blue
• deep
• Neptune
• ocean
• sea
• seven seas

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

Start with pickled okra and build flavor with brine and a crispy coating. —Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 12 June 2025

The richness of yogurt helps balance the acidity of the pickle brine. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025

Verb

It will be used to fund several activities, including fellowships to train interdisciplinary scholars, technical development projects, and conferences brining together scholars in quantum biology and medicine. —Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

Add liquid and desired pickling aromatics, making sure tips are covered with the brining liquid. —Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 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