- present participle of rim.
rimming
Example Sentences
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Beyond the museum, the grassy hills rimming the building will also be expanded and extended because Angelenos—children and adults—have a beloved tradition of rolling down them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
The Pelicans tied it emphatically, on a Williamson lob dunk, after another in a stretch of broken possessions ended with Reaves rimming out a 35-footer with the Lakers deep into the shot clock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
We were alone but for several thousand flamingos rimming the edge of a quarter of the deep lake in a pink arc.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Beside her, Ryder, gray hairs rimming his eyes, cropped grass on the lawn of his new home, untethered and, without a fence around him, free.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The trees rimming the outfield were flaunting their colors.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
