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  • Then, when I repeatedly tried to clarify my meaning which, to be honest, I don't think was all that unclear to begin with, he has now accused me of "brinking" because I refused to allow him to twist my words and set the terms of the discussion when he had misconstrued my meaning, often in bizarre ways.

    Projecting Hostility James F. McGrath 2008

  • Still having trouble with brinking over the permalinks so they all work right.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Wordpress as a Content Management Tool 2008

  • OK, having just read Roger's description of brinking, it seems just as likely that Roger is the one who brinked James.

    Even Less Friendly James F. McGrath 2008

  • I heard nothing about them stopping all forecloseures and brinking the interest rates of the bad loans to the original rate.

    Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 9/19/08 2008

  • Still having trouble with brinking over the permalinks so they all work right.

    Coyote Blog » 2008 » November 2008

  • So again, they're brinking every resource to bear on this.

    CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2006 2006

  • When Carl had arrived, the Shamrock was brinking on bankruptcy.

    In Other Worlds Attanasio, A. A. 1984

  • We celebrate the trials, errors and brinking moments that change our lives forever.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • We celebrate the trials, errors and brinking moments that change our lives forever.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • We celebrate the trials, errors and brinking moments that change our lives forever.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

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  • Short for "binge drinking," according to UD.

    February 21, 2009