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riming

Syllables: rim·ingUK/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/

riming adjective: that covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost. Also the gerund of rime.

Adjective

riming (not comparable)

  1. (rare) That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.

Also used as

riming is also the gerund of rime.

riming is also the present participle and gerund of rime.

Origin of riming

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).

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).

Words that rhyme with riming

Questions about riming

What does riming mean?
Riming means that covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.
What part of speech is riming?
Riming is an adjective.
How do you pronounce riming?
Riming is pronounced /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near riming in the dictionary

  1. rimic
  2. rimier
  3. rimiest
  4. rimiform
  5. riminess
  6. riming
  7. Rimington
  8. Rimini
  9. riminophenazine
  10. riminophenazines
  11. rimist

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