riming
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/ˈɹʌɪmɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To compose or treat in verse; versify.
- (followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.“"Creation" rhymes with "integration" and "station".”
- Of two or more words, to be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.“"India" and "windier" rhyme with each other in non-rhotic accents.”
- To number; count; reckon.
verb
- To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.
adjective
- That rimes (i.e., covers with rime or hoar frost) something.
noun
- (done to wool or yarn) The action or process of dying red-brown by steeping in water with alder twigs.
noun
- The process of riming (i.e., covering with rime or hoar frost).
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Synonyms
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