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What is the adjective for rimshots?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb rim which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

rimless
  1. Lacking a rim.
  2. (basketball) To throw the ball in the basket without touching the rim; Usually from afar, to differentiate it from dunks.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Aside from full-frame styles, they're also available in rimless styles, topless styles and lorgnettes.”
      “The chief reporter was a grey haired man, middle fifties, rimless spectacles.”
      “Dressed in a beige cardigan sweater, corduroys and rimless glasses, he exudes a polite, professorial air.”
rimmed
  1. (often in combination) having a rim
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “His voice was raw and I noticed his usually clear eyes were red rimmed and clouded.”
      “The glass is rimmed with cinnamon-sugar and filled with a blend of Goldschlagger, maraschino liqueur and apple juice.”
      “Stereotypes of vegetarians have us all clutching a nut roast whilst peering through our wire rimmed glasses and wearing hemp.”
rimming
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