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
  • Transfer your seedlings to your outdoor garden soil once the ground temperature reaches 65 degrees and the last frost has passed.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
  • AccuWeather forecasts cooler temperatures for the region, and if skies clear and winds ease overnight, parts of Pennsylvania and upstate New York could even see frost by Sunday morning.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Diehl, despite being caked in old-man make up, digs deep into Mengele’s chilling contradictions and compartmentalizations, which arrive with a nearly comedic form of self-awareness (Mengele detests the idea that he may one day be fictionalized on film), making the character seem even more pathetic.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2025
  • And, true to its name, this multi balm can help prevent makeup from drying and caking throughout the day, as a moisturizing treatment around areas prone to fine lines and wrinkles, and as a lip balm.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Scherzinger’s face was contoured and coated in a warm bronzer to match the shimmery sunset shadow on her eyes.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
  • Hold cake square over bowl of glaze and, using a small ladle or a serving spoon, ladle glaze all over cake square, making sure to coat all sides.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Like Mamdani and other politicians that have held a steady opposition to Cuomo, Lander has spent plenty of time smearing the former governor.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
  • As if this dramatic moment was not enough, ACT-UP member Mark Chaney took it upon himself to splash and smear several vials of a red liquid onto the door of the City Council chambers.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 5 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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