Lexicographical Neighbors of Rimpling
Literary usage of Rimpling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"out by Richardson, it is a by-form or contraction of the older verb to rimple; 'As
gilds the moon the rimpling of the brook,'Crabbe, Parish Register, ..."
2. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1844)
"all-golden making The waving grove, the rimpling rill ! Goes with the sun imperial
splendor O'er sea and sky and festal earth ; From blue-browed noon to ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"rimpling, (rim'-pl-ing) ns Uneven motion ; undulation. RIMY, (ri'-me) a. Steamy;
foggy; full of frozen mis' RIND, ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1808)
"... Then sits and gazes but with viewless look, As gilds the Moon the rimpling of
the brook; Th;n sings her vespers, but in voice so low, She hears their ..."
5. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1902)
"... when the moon's yellow lamp lights the paths of heaven with warm and mellow
beams, and gilds the rimpling wares of rivulets; ..."
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