brink

🇺🇸 /brɪŋk/ 🇬🇧 /brɪŋk/
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noun
R

The point just before something new, dangerous, or exciting happens.

The company is on the brink of a major breakthrough in technology.

R

The very edge of land, like the top of a cliff or side of a river.

He stood at the brink of the cliff, looking down at the ocean.

translation

n. The point just before something new, dangerous, or exciting happens.; The very edge of land, like the top of a cliff or side of a river.

Word Forms

Plural brinks