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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2 of 2

verb

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

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Recent Examples of rime
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 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
  • The variety of blades can tackle several different pruning jobs, which makes this versatile set your new best friend until the first frost sets in.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Check when your average first frost date is and count back from there.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mud caked the walls and floors on the home’s bottom level.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But the experience with crypto mining, where GPUs are run inside dusty data centers that leave GPUs caked in dirt, were a catalyst for what became CoreWeave’s secret sauce.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Applicators infiltrated cities across the nation, coating the chemical on street trees, parks and front lawns.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Honey and olive oil are a match made in heaven to coat roasted salmon or dress green and grain salads.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rubbing will smear the mud and cause a bigger problem.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.
    Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Something crusted their corners shut.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The ash seasoning crusting the fish is made from charred citrus rinds, garlic skins and other trim waste coming from the dinner’s preparation, according to Pecha.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Beyoncé gave husband Jay-Z a $5 million Hublot Big Bang watch encrusted with nearly 1,300 diamonds on his 43rd birthday.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the living room, wall panels composed of plaster, wood, and resin are encrusted with plexiglass and semiprecious stones.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Rime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rime. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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