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
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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Joe Marusak and, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
The Tennessee Department of Transportation, which is in charge of interstates and state routes, reported using nearly 430,000 gallons of brine to pretreat roads on Tuesday.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Butterball also has a new product this year, which will be in limited supply, called Cook to Frozen, which is a turkey that has been brined in a special way that allows it to be cooked without thawing first, Jandrain said.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
As of Tuesday morning, crews spread 1.8 million gallons of brine on hundreds of miles of interstates, highways and secondary roads, Stein said.
—Joe Marusak and, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
The Tennessee Department of Transportation, which is in charge of interstates and state routes, reported using nearly 430,000 gallons of brine to pretreat roads on Tuesday.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
Many methods of pickling exist, and some of the most common include fermentation and brining with salt or vinegar.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 6 Feb. 2025
Butterball also has a new product this year, which will be in limited supply, called Cook to Frozen, which is a turkey that has been brined in a special way that allows it to be cooked without thawing first, Jandrain said.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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