rime

¹ American  

[rahym] / raɪm /

noun

1. Also called rime ice.  an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.

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verb (used with object)

rimed, riming

1. to cover with rime or hoarfrost.

rime ² American  

[rahym] / raɪm /

noun

rimed, riming

1. rhyme.

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rime ¹ British  

/ raɪm /

noun

1. frost formed by the freezing of supercooled water droplets in fog onto solid objects

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verb

1. (tr) to cover with rime or something resembling rime

rime ² British  

/ raɪm /

noun

1. an archaic spelling of rhyme

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Other Word Forms

• rimeless adjective

Etymology

Origin of rime

before 900; Middle English rim, Old English hrīm; cognate with Dutch rijm, Old Norse hrīm

Example Sentences

At the rime, Qantas said it had agreed to pay the fine and that the ruling holds it accountable for actions that caused "real harm" to its employees.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Crisp, opaque rime — now doesn’t that roll trippingly off the tongue?

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Standing around amid the fumaroles, bison are sheeted with a hundred pounds of rime and icicles.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2019

We used to call these “family words” when I was a kid: rat, bat, cat, mat, etc., all have the “-at” rime with different consonant onsets.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2018

Late in September, when he woke up mornings, he would see rime on the ground.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig