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
brined; brining
: to treat (as by steeping) with brine
briner
noun
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
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Aug. 2025
The remaining liquid, called brine, still contains a significant amount of water.
—Berrin Tansel, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
Each wing is brined for two days, then breaded and fried.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Noun
During lacto-fermentation, cucumbers or olives are soaked in a saltwater brine, where naturally occurring bacteria, specifically lactic acid bacteria (LAB), consume the food’s natural sugars and produce lactic acid.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 5 Aug. 2025
The remaining liquid, called brine, still contains a significant amount of water.
—Berrin Tansel, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
Verb
With two locations in Louisville, the craft beer hall is known for serving multiple sizes of its all-natural, free range and brined in house chicken.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 July 2025
Each wing is brined for two days, then breaded and fried.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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