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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brink /brɪŋk/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]- the edge of any steep place or of land bordering water:the brink of the cliff.
- any extreme edge;
verge. - a critical point beyond which something will occur: verge: on the brink of disaster.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brink (bringk),USA pronunciation n. - the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
- any extreme edge;
verge. - a crucial or critical point, esp. of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs:We were on the brink of war.
- Old Norse (Danish) brink, cognate with Middle Low German brink edge, hillside, Old Norse brekka slope, hill
- Middle English brink 1250–1300
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