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

The process involves solution mining, injecting brine water thousands of feet underground to dissolve potash and bring it to the surface, where it would then be dried and reconstituted. —Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025

Once injected deep underground, the carbon dioxide can become permanently trapped in the geologic structure, dissolve in brine or become mineralized, turning it to rock. —Ramesh Agarwal, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025

Verb

Brad has become the Joe Rogan of sorts with this BG2 podcast, interviewing AI thought-leaders brining the revolution mainstream. —Todd Gordon, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025

Overnight, Public Works crews will salt-brine the 400-plus miles of roadway in the city. —Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 1 Dec. 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