rime 1 of 2

as in frost
a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface rime on the bedroom window after a bitterly cold night

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rime

2 of 2

verb

as in to cake
to cover with a hardened layer frost riming the doorknob

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Noun
In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice. Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025 Waddington is notorious for its fickle weather—the peak is regularly hit by storms off the Pacific Ocean that freeze the summit in rime ice. Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024 The weather briefing included information about moderate icing between Carrizo Springs and Bridgeport and light rime ice between 4,000 and 6,000 feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the report. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 The heavy stream of precipitation at such high elevations means that water droplets soon freeze into thick ice called rime ice, which has to be knocked off manually and can take many hours to clear. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023 Soon the steam from my breath had pushed up to my eyelashes and forehead, creating bright white rime in my hair, eyelashes, and cheeks. Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022 At the heart of Owens Lake, there is still water — it’s just super salty and capped by a mineral rime. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022 Chunks of ice, rime, and andesite peel off cliff bands and pelt climbers, especially in warm conditions. Outside Online, 29 May 2022 Experience soon established the prevalence of propeller-icing hazards and the extraordinary tenacity of rime-ice formations. Aubrey O. Cookman, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rime
Noun
  • Since then, the orbiter has set out to study Martian clouds, fog and frost while mapping the surface to pave the way for future crewed landings.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • This can also happen due to a heatwave or frost (or because your plant only flowers during a specific season).
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Hair brushes and makeup brushes alike can become caked with greasy debris.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
  • One first-class car is still intact, its plush leather seats and wood paneling caked with dust.
    Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Add 1/2 cup of warm dressing and toss to coat the ingredients evenly.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Sear in a hot pan coated in a thin layer of oil until the meat is browned to your liking.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • In extreme cases, some parents will threaten to smear the therapist's name, leave bad reviews, complain to the licensing board, or even threaten the therapist’s physical safety.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 June 2025
  • The assertion by certain anonymous users online is a typically out-of-context and absurd effort to create fake news for clicks and to smear.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
  • His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Rime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rime. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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