rimming 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of rimmingnext
as in encircling

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rimming

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verb

present participle of rim
as in bordering
to serve as a border for long lashes rimmed his eyes

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  1. bounding
  2. marginal
  3. peripheral
Verb
  • Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.
    Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.
    Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of bounding
Adjective
  • The modifications don’t just result in marginal gains, either, as these cars have set production vehicle lap records at race tracks like the Nürburgring and Silverstone.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Harris did make some gains among seniors, saw marginal losses with Black voters and held her own with white voters, but those massive drops with Latinos and young voters were damaging.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of marginal
Adjective
  • The role of the expectant father has been largely silent in the portrayal of this struggle, cast as a peripheral figure in an attack on women's rights.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Those settlements show another, quieter front in China’s expanding efforts to assert its control over disputed, peripheral territories – also playing out in the South and East China Seas – as Chinese leader Xi Jinping seeks to bolster national security and enhance China’s position over its rivals.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of peripheral
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