Brink - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the edge of a steep place
- the limit beyond which something happens or changes (syn: verge)
Extra examples
...was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived...
Her drug addiction brought her to the brink of ruin.
The country hovers on the brink of famine.
An area on the brink of catastrophe
The countries were poising on the brink of war.
In October 1962 the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war.
The company had huge debts and was on the brink of collapse.
He will go down in history as the leader who pulled us back from the brink (=saved us from disaster).
The peace process was on the brink of disaster.
The country teetered on the brink of war.
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