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riming

/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rim-ing
IPA
/ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.

noun

gerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of rime

noun

gerund of rime: the action or process of dyeing wool or yarn reddish-brown by boiling or soaking in water with alder twigs.

Uncountable

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).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/

Usage

Synonyms

rhymed rhyming

Homonyms

rhyming

Rhymes With

timing climbing rhyming priming chiming miming sliming griming

Questions

How do you pronounce riming?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/.
What does riming mean?
That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.
Where does riming come 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).

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