riming

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/

Definition of riming

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable, rare)That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable, rare)That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.

noun

  1. (form-of, gerund, uncountable)gerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost.
  2. (Ireland, form-of, gerund, rare, uncountable)gerund of rime: the action or process of dyeing wool or yarn reddish-brown by boiling or soaking in water with alder twigs.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of rime

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Etymology

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).

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