riming

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
  2. verb compose rhymes
  3. verb run around the rim of

Etymology

From rime (“to cover (something) with rime or (loosely) hoar frost”) + -ing (suffix forming present participial adjectives and verbs, and nouns denoting an action or the embodiment of an action).

Synonyms

rhyme, rime

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