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Riming vs Diming - What's the difference?

riming | diming |

As a verb riming

is .

As an adjective riming

is (rare) that (ie , covers with rime or hoar frost) something.

As a noun riming

is in (l) with (l) twigs or riming can be the process of riming (ie , covering with rime or hoar frost).

riming

English

Etymology 1

Regular conjugation ().

Verb

(head)

    • Etymology 2

    First attested in 1822; formed as (suffix forming present participial adjectives).

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (rare) That (i.e. , covers with rime or hoar frost) something.

    • References

    “ riming, adj.'']” listed in the ''[[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] (third edition, June 2010)

    Etymology 3

    First attested in 1873; formed as (suffix forming abstract nouns of action).

    Noun

    (-)
  • in (l) with (l) twigs.

    • References

    “ riming, n.''¹” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, June 2010)

    Etymology 4

    First attested in 1948; formed as (suffix forming abstract nouns of action).

    Noun

    (-)
  • The process of riming (i.e. , covering with rime or hoar frost).

    • References

    “ riming, n.''²” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, June 2010)

    diming

    English

    Verb

    (head)