riming

riming · adjective, noun, verb¹

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).

riming · noun²

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).

First known use, by meaning

• from early 19th c. That covers with rime or (loosely) hoar frost.
• from mid 20th c. gerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost.
• from late 19th c. gerund of rime: the action or process of dyeing wool or yarn reddish-brown by boiling or soaking in water with alder twigs.