Pronunciation: /raɪm/

Definitions of rime

noun a thin coating of ice formed when supercooled water droplets freeze on contact with a solid surface

Example Sentences

A1 The rime on the grass sparkled in the morning sun.

A2 The children were excited to see the trees covered in rime after a cold night.

B1 The photographer captured the beauty of the winter landscape covered in rime.

B2 The delicate rime on the branches created a magical atmosphere in the forest.

C1 The intricate patterns of rime on the window pane fascinated the scientist.

C2 The artist was inspired by the ethereal quality of rime on the frozen lake.

verb to cover with or encase in rime

Example Sentences

A1 I rime with my friends during recess.

A2 She enjoys riming words to create poems.

B1 The lyrics of the song rime perfectly.

B2 The two lines rime in a clever way.

C1 The poet expertly rimes complex words in his sonnets.

C2 Her ability to effortlessly rime words is truly impressive.

Examples of rime in a Sentence

formal The delicate rime on the leaves sparkled in the morning sunlight.

informal I love how the rime makes everything look magical in the winter.

slang Check out the cool rime on that car, it looks awesome!

figurative The rime of frost on her heart melted away as she forgave him.

Grammatical Forms of rime

past tense

rimed

plural

rimes

comparative

more rime

superlative

most rime

present tense

rimes

future tense

will rime

perfect tense

have rimed

continuous tense

is riming

singular

rime

positive degree

rime

infinitive

to rime

gerund

riming

participle

rimed

Origin and Evolution of rime

First Known Use: 1250 year
Language of Origin: Old English
Story behind the word: The word 'rime' originated from Old English 'hrīm' which is related to the Old Norse 'hrīm'.
Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to frost or freezing mist, the word 'rime' evolved to also mean a coating of ice formed by freezing rain or the frozen particles of ice that form on objects exposed to cold air.