Riming
//ˈɹaɪmɪŋ// adj, noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 gerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost. form-of, gerund, uncountable
- 2 gerund of rime: the action or process of dyeing wool or yarn reddish-brown by boiling or soaking in water with alder twigs. Ireland, form-of, gerund, rare, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of rime form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost. not-comparable, rare
Adjective
- 1 having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds wordnet
Synonyms
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Etymology 1
From rime (“to cover (something) with rime or (loosely) hoar frost”) + -ing (suffix forming present participial adjectives and verbs, and nouns denoting an action or the embodiment of an action).
Etymology 2
From rime (“to dye (wool or yarn) reddish-brown by boiling or soaking in water with alder twigs”) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting an action or the embodiment of an action).
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