brink
/brɪŋk/
noun
- The edge of a steep place, such as a cliff or the bank of a river.
- Moss covered the rocks near the brink of the stream.
- The hiker carefully approached the brink of the waterfall.
- She stood on the brink of the canyon, looking down at the river far below.
- A point very close to a new, dangerous, or exciting situation.
- After years of training, she was on the brink of winning her first Olympic medal.
- Scientists say the region is on the brink of a major drought.
- The company was on the brink of bankruptcy before the new investment.
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