brine
noun
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
brined
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past participleof brine.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brine.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
brinenounwater saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
Example Sentences
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The chicken is brought in whole before being butchered and brined in-house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Eaton uses a carefully sourced heritage breed bird that’s brined, deboned and served in butter for $35.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
BJC: I thought the breast of this brined bird was juicy, plush and possessed of an ideal salt level.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
And they preserved to enjoy salted, brined meats and seafood.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023
Once the meat was soaked, it would be transported to the lower levels to be ground, canned, pickled, brined, extruded into sausage casings, or cut into chops.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
