rime
noun
\ ˈrīm
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Definition of rime
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: frost sense 1b
2
: an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog or cloud and built out directly against the wind
3
: crust, incrustation
rime
verb
rimed;
riming
Definition of rime (Entry 2 of 3)
: to cover with or as if with rime
rime, rimester
2a
: correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (such as two or more words or lines of verse)
b
: one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound
c
: correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: such as
(1)
: alliteration
(2)
: internal rhyme
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Synonyms for rime
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
cake, crust, encrust (also incrust)
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Examples of rime in a Sentence
Noun
a heavy coating of rime rime on the bedroom window after a bitterly cold nightRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Anyone with information on Danner’s whereabouts was asked to call Jefferson County sheriff’s officials at 205-325-1450 or rime Stoppers at 205-254-7777. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Capital murder charges filed in Jeffco shooting that killed husband, wounded wife; 1 jailed, 1 still on the run," 24 Aug. 2019 Frozen rime lusters the grass; the sun, round as an orange and orange as hot-weather moons, balances on the horizon, burnishes the silvered winter woods. — Danny Heitman, WSJ, "An Ode to Holiday Companionship," 21 Dec. 2018 More significant, though, is the degree to which no story can break through the usual rime of news coverage the way Russia does. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Is 2018 really all about Russia?," 18 July 2018 Hard rime is just that — very hard and nearly impossible to shake off the branches. — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, "How this fascinating, needlelike ice formed in the D.C. region last night," 16 Jan. 2018 What starts in the clouds as snow can fall as sleet, rain, freezing rain, or even graupel (snowflakes pocked with rime ice). — Geoff Fox, Slate Magazine, "Why Are We So Bad at Predicting How Much Snow We’ll Get?," 3 Jan. 2018 At the time the soft rime formed in Warrenton, the temperatures was 26 degrees and the dew point was 23. — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, "How this fascinating, needlelike ice formed in the D.C. region last night," 16 Jan. 2018 Other effects may include dense fog and rime icing in winter. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: Do nearby nuclear plant cooling lakes affect my area's weather?," 21 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rime.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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