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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Brimming / beaming

Hi teachers,

Is it "brimming confidence" or "beaming confidence"? And it gets more confusing with "brimming with confidence"

Thank you

Tinanam
  

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Hi, Is it "brimming confidence" or "beaming confidence"? And it gets more confusing with "brimming with confidence" The common expression is this. brimming with confidence The idea here is that the person is like a container that is full of confidence, right up to and over the brim.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is it "brimming confidence" or "beaming confidence"?
  • And it gets more confusing with "brimming with confidence" The common expression is this.
  • brimming with confidence The idea here is that the person is like a container that is full of confidence, right up to and over the brim.
  • Like a glass that is filled with so much liquid that it starts to run out over the brim.
  • Less common is this.
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Hi,

Is it "brimming confidence" or "beaming confidence"? And it gets more confusing with "brimming with confidence"

The common expression is this.


brimming with confidence The idea here is that the person is like a container that is full of confidence, right up to and over the brim. Like
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Hi Clive,

Thanks for so detailed explanation.

Is it more common and natural to say:

He's beaming a smile or

He's giving us a beaming smile.

Thanks again.

Tinanam
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I am not Clive but I will giveit a try.

He is beaming a smile or he is beaming with a smile.
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Tinanam,

It is most natural, in my opinion, to use "beaming" all on its own (eg. "He was beaming when we arrived", "She is beaming") which implies the smiling part.

"He's giving us a beaming smile" is correct, although perhaps not natural/common.
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Hi,

In this kind of context, 'beaming' suggests a smile.

So, instead of He's giving us a beaming smile

it is more natural just to say He's beaming at us.

Clive
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Hi Clive, hi Fandorin, hi Englishchecker,

Thanks for your help.

Have a good dayEmotion: smile

Tinanam
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