rimed

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

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Verb
  • Each branch is fully coated for a realistic look of snow, and shoppers say the flocking won’t shed throughout the season.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Drizzle salad with 1/4 cup of the Dressing and toss again until evenly coated.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • Something crusted their corners shut.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Surprise her with something brilliant and diamond-encrusted from the online fine jewelry retailer James Allen.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The bottom had been stripped clean of mussels at the end of the summer, but by October was again completely encrusted.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Trudeau wrapped his other arm around Hadrien, who had smeared fake blood on the side of his face.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • For two hours, the inmate remained on the ground with blood smeared on his forehead and pooling on the ground near his head, according to prosecutors.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Her hands and feet were caked with so much dirt that hospital personnel had to scrape it off of her body, Dente testified.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Formerly white lines, long ago stenciled by proudcrafters, currently caked and crusted;still gridded for Corollas, Minis and Civics.
    Leslie Simon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Later that day, the parents of other dancers and talent-show participants complained that my afro had covered up their kids on-screen.
    Questlove, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The designer, known for his sustainable approach to fashion, made the Mudac’s modernist building pop with a selection of his exuberant beaded creations, and covered an entire room in recycled colored plastic balls in a preview of his upcoming venture into interior design.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Rimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rimed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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