Meanings
riming1
- gerunduncountablegerund of rime: the process of covering with rime or hoar frost.First known use mid 20th c.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rime
riming2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
riming · adjective, noun, verb
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).
Full word history & related roots →riming · noun
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).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with riming
All rhymes →Cite this entry
riming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riming
“riming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riming. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riming.
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