rimed

past tense of rime
as in coated
to cover with a hardened layer frost riming the doorknob

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Verb
  • Those are coated in Ghost Pepper dry rub.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Doughnut comes with an apple cinnamon filling, caramel icing, cinnamon cookie crumbs and white drizzle, while the Caramel Churro Doughnut is coated in cinnamon sugar and topped with caramel icing.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Something crusted their corners shut.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 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
Verb
  • Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.
    Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mud caked the walls and floors on the home’s bottom level.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His memorial was covered with flowers and handwritten notes of love and gratitude.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Free cash flow is the money that remains in a company's coffers after operating expenses and capital expenditures are covered.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Rimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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