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
  • Individual tax rates are set to tick up Several marginal income tax rates are set to increase in 2026 in what would be the most noticeable single aspect of the TCJA expirations.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The downside to a larger bill encompassing both tax cuts and other Trump campaign promises is that the more contentious issues, such as immigration policy, can require difficult votes for marginal members from districts where the policy may not be popular, and derail a broader bill.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of marginal
Adjective
  • Movement intention originates in the brain, which sends electrical impulses through the peripheral nerves to tell the muscle to contract.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
  • None of these peripheral characters feel fully sketched out, despite the actors trying to liven things up; at least Crowe lends gravitas and a sense of anarchy to his nightmare of a patriarch, and Nivola seems to be having fun prior to his CGI transformation thing.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of peripheral
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