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riming.

That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

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).

noun/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. gerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost.

    form-of · gerund · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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).

verb/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of rime

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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).

noun/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. 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
Where this word comes from

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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