Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word affecting.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
2 syllable words
4 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word affecting.
2 syllable words

abstain

abstract

abstruse

aching

abstracts

affect

affixed

aging

airing

angling

ailing

batting

backing

arching

arming

asking

banking

baiting

baking

banding

awning

bagging

banging

basting

barring

bearing

bathing

beading

beaming

bedding

beating

beefsteak

belting

belling

bending

blazing

beijing

birthing

binding

bidding

biding

billing

bitching

biting

blasting

being

blending

blaring

bleeding

bleeping

blessing

blocking

blinding

blooming

booting

bleaching

blowing

blueing

blushing

boarding

boasting

bolting

bonding

boating

bobcat

boiling

bolling

boning

bluing

bobcats

booming

bouncing

bounding

brushing

boozing

boxing

branching

bracing

braiding

braving

brawling

breaking

breasting

boring

briefing

brimming

breeding

brewing

broking

browning

broiling

breathing

brooding

breeching

browsing

bruting

buckling

bucking

bulging

budding

building

bunting

butting

calling

buying

bowling

burning

burping

calming

camping

caning

bowing

crashing

carling

carping

carving

capstone

casting

chanting

caulking

charming

chafing

catching

clanging

casing

chasing

ceiling

chilling

chipping

choking

chopping

chewing

chirping

clucking

clearing

clocking

climbing

clipping

cloaking

clogging

clouding

closing

clothing

cocking

clowning

coasting

coaxing

coating

coaching

codding

churning

cleaning

colling

creaking

coiling

coming

crackling

cooking

cooing

cooling

coping

costing

coupling

coursing

couching

cracking

capstan

combing

craving

cribbing

creeping

cresting

cutting

crushing

cuddling

culling

cunning

curing

damning

crying

curling

dancing

daring

crossing

daunting

defects

defect

darling

depicts

dawning

dashing

defaced

crowing

dealing

debased

depict

crooning

derring

dipstick

digging

dining

dipping

dicing

diffused

dishing

dilling

erring

docking

drinking

doubting

dressing

divests

diving

doting

dragging

drawing

dovecotes

dovecote

drafting

dripping

driving

draining

drugging

drilling

drumming

dropping

duckling

dubbing

ducking

dumpling

during

dyeing

dying

dueling

dwelling

earring

earthling

earning

easing

doing

drying

effect

edging

effects

ending

etching

eating

eking

eavesdrop

evict

evening

fucking

farthing

faulting

fencing

frosting

fainting

farming

falling

fehling

facing

feeding

feeling

feigning

fighting

fetching

fielding

finding

fading

filing

filling

failing

fining

fixing

fitting

lemming

firing

fishing

melting

fledgling

flushing

flagging

flashing

fleming

flitting

flooding

fleeting

floating

flogging

flooring

flowing

flying

footing

forcing

flaming

folding

forging

foaming

foiling

franking

foundling

forming

founding

freaking

fraying

framing

lending

freezing

fruiting

getting

gadding

gassing

gearing

frying

galling

gilding

fuming

grafting

funding

gaming

glaring

glancing

giving

girding

glazing

glinting

golding

going

golfing

gunning

lifting

gushing

grading

grappling

grating

grouting

groundling

grinding

grounding

greeting

grayling

grazing

greening

grieving

grooming

grouping

growing

grasping

hamstring

handling

heading

harping

heating

hatching

heckling

hunting

having

hearing

heaving

herring

hanging

helping

hiding

hilling

hissing

hipsters

hipster

hitting

hoarding

horning

hugging

hosting

hounding

hogging

hopping

holding

holing

homing

hopscotch

housing

humming

hurting

icing

healing

ginning

hurling

inkling

inning

jerking

jarring

jailing

jeering

jetting

jutting

judging

jumping

jogging

joking

keeling

kenning

kicking

kindling

killing

keeping

knitting

knocking

lamping

landing

lagging

knowing

lapping

lashing

lasting

laughing

legging

kipling

latching

lawing

launching

laying

leaking

leading

leaning

leaping

learning

leasing

gloaming

matting

lighting

lightning

liking

looming

glowing

listing

licking

looking

lining

living

loading

loaning

loathing

logging

lodging

longing

lobsters

lobster

looping

lopping

loring

lumping

loving

lowing

lunching

lying

making

malting

madding

mapping

losing

mailing

marking

marching

matching

meaning

meeting

divest

flaring

mincing

minding

milling

mining

merging

mocking

missing

molting

mooring

mugging

morning

morphing

mourning

mowing

moulding

moving

mounting

nanking

musing

muting

nagging

napping

netting

nestling

nipping

nodding

nosing

nothing

pegging

nutting

nursing

obstruct

obstructs

pelting

offspring

offing

offsets

offshoots

offset

offshoot

oozing

ousting

outing

packing

pairing

painting

padding

pacing

paging

owing

panning

panting

parting

paring

parking

passing

patching

paving

paying

peaking

peeing

pending

petting

picking

phasing

phrasing

piercing

planting

pinching

pimping

piling

pining

planking

pitching

piping

plating

plugging

plumbing

plaything

pointing

plodding

poking

playing

pleading

pleasing

poling

polling

pouting

rafting

posting

popping

pooling

racking

pouncing

printing

pressing

priming

puffing

praying

preaching

prowling

pudding

prying

pumping

pruning

putting

quilting

quaking

pushing

quilling

racing

purging

quipster

raking

pounding

railing

raising

raging

rambling

raving

resting

ribbing

riding

reading

rifling

roasting

rising

roaring

ringing

ripostes

robust

riposte

rocking

rolling

romping

sacking

salting

rubbing

running

rounding

roofing

rousing

sagging

saying

roving

sapling

ruling

sailing

saving

scalping

scaling

rigging

scarring

scheming

scapegoats

scapegoat

schilling

scolding

schooling

scorching

scraping

scratching

screaming

screening

screwing

lading

setting

scrimping

seating

seedling

seeling

seeming

seizing

serving

yielding

searching

shafting

sharking

spectral

shifting

shedding

shelving

shelling

sheeting

sheathing

shilling

shining

shirting

shocking

shipping

shooting

shoestring

shoring

shredding

showing

shrinking

shuffling

shunting

sibling

shrouding

siding

sighing

sighting

sinking

sitting

sizing

slanting

signing

singing

skirting

skilling

skimming

slating

slapping

sledding

sleeping

sliding

slighting

smacking

slitting

slotting

shearing

slouching

sloping

smelting

smelling

smoking

sniffing

snarling

snapping

sneaking

snoring

sneezing

smoothing

soaking

soaring

sobbing

something

soothing

sopping

sounding

sparkling

spanking

sparing

sparling

speaking

spastic

shading

space-time

spectre

spending

sporting

spelling

spectrum

spectrums

spigots

spigot

spinning

sperling

sprinkling

springing

spurling

squeezing

squinting

stacking

starting

stating

stamping

standing

starling

steering

sticking

stinking

staving

stealing

sterling

stitching

stocking

storming

stinging

stirring

stopping

stooping

staging

straddling

stalling

stowing

straining

strapping

shaving

streaming

striking

suckling

stretching

stripling

strutting

stuffing

stunning

seeing

striving

stroking

subside

subsides

substance

stripping

sucking

substrate

substrates

suiting

suing

sweating

swearing

sewing

swelling

sweeting

swimming

tackling

tacking

taking

swooning

tailing

talking

tamping

tanning

tasting

taunting

teaming

teeming

teaching

testing

tempting

telling

teething

touching

thrilling

thrashing

tiding

sweeping

thinking

thrusting

thumping

ticking

tilting

throwing

toasting

tipping

topping

tithing

tipster

tossing

swaying

tooling

trusting

trucking

tricking

trilling

trimming

tripping

trailing

training

trifling

trying

tubing

twisting

tying

trading

tuning

typist

turning

twining

tracing

sweepstake

switching

upsets

upset

upshot

vesting

vaulting

veering

upstream

veiling

upstart

upstarts

viking

waiting

walking

walling

wanting

wearing

voting

warling

voiding

waning

warming

vying

warning

wapping

warping

wasting

washing

wading

weakling

sweepstakes

waking

webbing

weaving

websters

webster

wedding

westling

whacking

whistling

whitling

wellspring

whipping

weighing

weeding

weeping

whaling

whiting

wheeling

whirling

whopping

whooping

wilding

wielding

willing

yachting

wincing

wishing

winding

winning

wiring

witching

wrecking

wrestling

working

writing

wringing

wording

yearling

yearning

yelling

typists

upside

3 syllable words

abducting

accenting

abounding

abiding

absorbing

abstention

abstracted

abstentions

abstinence

abstinent

adjoining

abstraction

according

accusing

admiring

adoring

abstractions

affections

alluring

amazing

alarming

amusing

agreeing

aligning

annealing

annoying

anything

appalling

approving

appealing

assuming

approaching

arresting

aspiring

arriving

assuring

arranging

backbiting

ballooning

astounding

backsliding

badgering

battering

baffling

baby-sit

battening

apostles

apostate

becoming

apostle

beginning

beguiling

beholding

believing

belonging

bettering

bickering

besieging

billowing

blackmailing

blanketing

bloodsucking

blistering

blossoming

beseeching

blundering

blustering

bookkeeping

bottling

brainwashing

broadcasting

bubbling

bullfighting

bumbling

bullying

bundling

bungling

bustling

butchering

bushwhacking

cackling

campaigning

canoeing

carjacking

caressing

carrying

carpeting

centering

challenging

carousing

channeling

chattering

colouring

childbearing

churchgoing

coloring

commanding

commuting

completing

complying

complaining

composing

compounding

conceding

concurring

conforming

confounding

confusing

concerning

confiding

conjuring

conquering

conserving

consoling

constricting

consulting

contacting

contracting

convincing

consuming

converging

conveying

covering

counseling

cowering

copying

cradling

distracting

crippling

crocheting

depictions

crusading

dairying

damaging

cycling

cushioning

dampening

defection

defections

deafening

declining

decreasing

deadening

darkening

defusing

departing

delighting

depicted

degrading

depiction

deficits

deficit

deposit

descending

despairing

deserving

detailing

designing

deposits

devastate

discerning

diapering

disarming

dialing

disguising

disgusting

dissembling

dissolving

distressing

diverging

diverting

erupting

divining

divestment

dividing

doddering

divestments

doubling

downsizing

dressmaking

drizzling

dumbfounding

dwindling

easterling

echoing

effectors

effector

eavesdropping

emitting

emptying

enclosing

enchanting

endearing

enduring

engaging

engraving

ensuing

entering

enticing

enlisting

episodes

episode

epistle

equating

engrossing

eviction

everything

evictions

exacting

excepting

exhausting

existing

exceeding

exciting

expelling

expanding

expiring

exploring

exulting

factoring

feathering

faltering

favoring

fastening

fingering

frustrating

finishing

flattering

flavoring

flowering

forecasting

foreboding

following

fondling

forthcoming

forwarding

freewheeling

forbidding

forgiving

gathering

galloping

gambling

gardening

governing

glimmering

glowering

good-looking

glistening

groundbreaking

hairdressing

handwriting

hardworking

heartbreaking

harvesting

impending

heavyset

heavyweights

heavyweight

highflying

housekeeping

housewarming

happening

hardening

infighting

imploring

imprinting

importing

imposing

improving

increasing

incoming

inserting

inspiring

insulting

installing

interesting

invading

investing

inviting

ironing

issuing

jockeying

juggling

journeying

kidnapping

lactating

landscaping

laboring

landholding

languishing

lawmaking

laundering

layering

leavening

lettering

lessening

leveling

matchmaking

life-giving

lightening

lingering

listening

locating

lobbyist

lobbyists

lopsided

lumbering

lowering

machining

marketing

maddening

marshaling

maturing

measuring

mellowing

meddling

mistaking

misspelling

middling

misgiving

misleading

modeling

mothering

mumbling

motoring

murmuring

mottling

muscling

narrowing

neighboring

neutering

offering

navigates

navigate

nerve-racking

networking

obliging

nourishing

obfuscate

observing

obstacle

obstacles

oboist

obstinate

obstruction

obstructive

obstructions

ongoing

opening

oncoming

opining

opposing

outfitting

outgoing

outlying

outpouring

opposites

ordering

outstanding

opposite

painstaking

paneling

patrolling

papering

parceling

pardoning

peddling

perplexing

peppering

persisting

pervading

pickering

piddling

pilfering

pitying

plastering

polishing

polluting

pondering

powdering

provoking

prevailing

proceeding

presiding

preceding

pronouncing

profiling

promising

quickening

quarreling

railroading

raveling

ravishing

refreshing

reckoning

reducing

recording

regarding

reclining

reasoning

rejoicing

relapsing

repeating

resisting

respecting

reversing

revolting

relieving

rendering

retiring

reviving

revisit

revisits

rhapsodic

revolving

rhapsodize

rhapsody

riveting

robustly

rumbling

scattering

scaffolding

scavenging

scrambling

scribbling

seagoing

seducing

settling

shadowing

seasoning

shoplifting

shimmering

shipbuilding

shortening

shortcoming

sickening

sizzling

sleepwalking

smattering

softening

sojourning

soldering

soldiering

sophistry

spaghetti

souring

spectacle

spectacles

spectator

spectators

surveying

spectrograph

stiffening

strengthening

stuttering

subacute

subsidies

subsidy

subsidize

substantive

succeeding

substitute

substitutes

substantial

suffocate

substances

surrounding

surpassing

surviving

sweetening

undying

surprising

tailoring

tabling

tapestry

tapering

tempering

tapestries

thanksgiving

towering

thickening

threatening

tormenting

thundering

ticketing

tinkering

undoing

tinkling

toweling

trumpeting

traversing

tumbling

transporting

trembling

typesetting

typewriting

twinkling

unbending

underling

unflinching

unfailing

unwitting

unsparing

unfeeling

unwilling

uprising

unyielding

unthinking

varying

vanishing

visiting

vomiting

wandering

wagering

watering

warehousing

weathering

well-being

whispering

whitening

winnowing

upside-down

withering

wrongdoing

yellowing

4 syllable words

activating

admonishing

advertising

affectively

affectation

affectionate

aggravating

agitating

annotating

agonizing

awakening

appetizing

apostrophe

apostrophes

astonishing

barbecuing

apostolic

avocation

babysitting

baby-sitter

baby-sitters

avocado

avocados

bicycling

bewildering

calculating

coexisting

capacities

capacity

capacitor

capacitors

captivating

circulating

centralizing

complicating

condescending

conditioning

corresponding

delegating

denigrating

detonating

depositor

depositors

devastated

devastating

developing

diagnosing

devastation

disappearing

disappointing

depositions

disabling

dispiriting

disapproving

disconcerting

disengaging

discouraging

disheartening

disparaging

distinguishing

deposition

distributing

capacitance

divestiture

divestitures

dominating

domineering

effectively

embarrassing

encompassing

encouraging

emphasizing

energizing

encircling

engineering

enveloping

enterprising

enlightening

entertaining

effectuate

edifying

evacuate

everlasting

examining

executing

fascinating

evocative

fingerprinting

fluctuating

fireproofing

evocation

legislating

gratifying

hesitating

implicating

inheriting

intersecting

integrating

inquiring

inhibiting

interlocking

interviewing

irritating

liberating

laminating

maximizing

mitigating

moderating

mountaineering

never-ending

nonrecurring

navigation

navigators

notifying

obstetrical

notwithstanding

obesity

obfuscation

obsidian

obstetrician

obstetricians

obstinacy

navigator

obviating

oceangoing

occupying

obstructionist

obstructionists

opacity

operating

oscillating

overarching

opposition

oppositions

overbearing

overflowing

overcoming

overhauling

overlapping

overrating

overlying

overwhelming

overpowering

overruling

palpitating

officiates

parachuting

partitioning

patronizing

officiate

penetrating

persevering

petitioning

pioneering

merchandising

realizing

reentering

registering

revocation

revocations

reposition

rhapsodizes

suppositions

separating

sophisticates

sophisticate

spectacular

speechifying

spectroscopy

spectrometry

spectrometer

subsidizes

suffocation

substituted

substantively

substitution

substitutions

supposition

substantially

substantiate

substantiates

underwriting

undulating

unbecoming

unassuming

topsy-turvy

unavailing

ubiquity

unbelieving

underlying

underpinning

undertaking

understanding

unrelenting

unremitting

waterproofing

vacillating

7 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word affecting

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