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riming en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • rīʹmĭng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

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).

Meanings

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

riming en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • rīʹmĭng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

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).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, uncountable) gerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost.
    form of rime

riming en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • rīʹmĭng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

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).

Meanings

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

riming en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaɪmɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • rīʹmĭng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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).

Meanings

  1. (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.
    form of rime