riming

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: rīʹmĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ
• Hyphenation: rim‧ing

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).

Adjective

riming (not comparable)

1. (rare) That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost. [from early 19th c.]

Noun

riming (uncountable)

1. gerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost. [from mid 20th c.]

Verb

riming

1. present participle and gerund of rime

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).

Noun

riming (uncountable)

1. (Ireland, rare) gerund of rime: the action or process of dyeing wool or yarn reddish-brown by boiling or soaking in water with alder twigs. [from late 19th c.]

Anagrams

• MRIing, miring