Synonyms of rime

rime 1 of 2

noun

ˈrīm 

as in frost

a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface

rime on the bedroom window after a bitterly cold night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frost
• hoar
• hoarfrost
• frostwork

rime

2 of 2

verb

as in to cake

to cover with a hardened layer

frost riming the doorknob

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cake
• coat
• smear
• encrust
• crust
• cover
• spread
• daub
• besmear
• congeal
• coagulate
• harden

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rime

Noun

The rocks closest to the spray were white with rime, and a faint rainbow hung in the air, a diaphanous net catching color. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

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

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

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

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

Verb

Some types of snow Brunning identified were column, plane, rimed, germs, irregularities, as well as combinations of all of those elements. — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026