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
Synonyms
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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Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
The brine is slightly different to that of the Paradox Lithium Project and several USA companies have technologies that can be applied to to extract the lithium from the brine.
—Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
On Friday, parts of the region, from Texas to the Ohio Valley, will be soaked by passing storms, brining up to 6 inches or rain to some local areas, according to AccuWeather.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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Noun
How to fry chicken Add a little buttermilk brine to the flour mixture.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2024
The brine is slightly different to that of the Paradox Lithium Project and several USA companies have technologies that can be applied to to extract the lithium from the brine.
—Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Verb
Rotisserie chickens are seasoned and brined and always come out moist and delicious.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2024
On Friday, parts of the region, from Texas to the Ohio Valley, will be soaked by passing storms, brining up to 6 inches or rain to some local areas, according to AccuWeather.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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