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

chafing

aching

ailing

aging

airing

baiting

baking

bagging

backing

basting

bathing

batting

beading

beaming

bearing

beating

bedding

beijing

belling

biding

biting

blazing

blaring

bracing

bleeding

bleeping

blessing

boiling

braiding

braving

breaking

briefing

breeding

broiling

burning

burping

caning

chirping

chasing

casing

ceiling

churning

cleaning

climbing

coiling

cracking

craving

draining

creaking

creeping

curling

damning

daring

dealing

derring

dicing

dining

drafting

diving

dragging

dressing

driving

foiling

meeting

dwelling

earning

easing

eating

girding

eking

erring

facing

fading

failing

fainting

feeding

feeling

feigning

fehling

fighting

filing

flaming

fining

scraping

firing

flagging

flaring

fleeting

fleming

framing

fraying

freaking

freezing

meaning

gassing

gaming

getting

gadding

glaring

glazing

grading

jailing

grafting

grating

grayling

grazing

greening

greeting

grieving

hiding

having

heading

healing

hearing

heating

heaving

herring

hurling

hurting

icing

matting

legging

jerking

jetting

keeling

keeping

kenning

lagging

jeering

lading

lapping

laughing

laying

leading

leaking

leaning

leaping

learning

leasing

lemming

lighting

liking

mailing

lining

making

madding

mapping

mining

pining

nagging

napping

netting

nursing

pacing

racing

paging

painting

offing

packing

padding

pairing

panning

railing

rafting

raising

passing

pleading

paving

paying

paring

peaking

pegging

phrasing

piling

plating

sailing

petting

piping

phasing

raking

raving

playing

plaything

pleasing

praying

pressing

priming

puffing

quaking

racking

raging

saving

reading

riding

rifling

rising

scaling

roofing

sacking

sagging

savings

saying

scheming

screening

screaming

shaving

seating

seeling

seeming

seizing

serving

shading

shafting

shavings

setting

shedding

sheeting

shelling

shining

shirting

shredding

siding

sighting

signing

sizing

skirting

slating

slapping

sledding

sleeping

sliding

slighting

smacking

smelling

snapping

sneaking

sneezing

sniffing

sparing

speaking

spelling

sperling

staging

spurling

squeezing

stacking

stating

staving

stealing

sterling

straining

strapping

streaming

striking

striving

stuffing

swaying

swearing

sweating

sweeping

swelling

tailing

taking

tasting

tacking

tanning

sweeting

teaming

teeming

telling

tracing

tiding

trailing

training

trading

trifling

turning

twining

webbing

veiling

viking

voiding

wading

waiting

waking

waning

wasting

wearing

weaving

wedding

whaling

weighing

weeding

weeping

whacking

wheeling

whirling

whiting

yearling

yearning

working

wiring

wording

wrecking

writing

yelling

3 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word chafing.
2 syllable words

acting

affines

angling

barring

asking

arming

arching

avenge

banging

awning

banding

baboons

banking

being

belting

bending

bidding

birthing

binding

billing

bitching

bleaching

blasting

blending

blinding

blocking

blooming

blowing

blueing

bluing

blushing

boarding

boating

bolling

boning

bolting

bonding

booming

booting

boozing

boring

bowling

bowing

bouncing

bounding

boxing

boasting

branching

breathing

breeching

breasting

brimming

broking

brewing

brooding

browning

browsing

bruting

bucking

budding

brushing

buckling

building

bulging

bunting

buying

camping

butting

calming

cabins

calling

carling

catching

casting

caulking

cavins

carping

carving

chanting

charming

chilling

chewing

cheapens

chipping

brawling

clanging

choking

chopping

clearing

clipping

cloaking

clocking

clogging

closing

clouding

clowning

clucking

coating

cocking

clothing

coaching

coasting

coaxing

codding

coffins

colling

combing

coming

cooking

cooing

cooling

coping

couching

costing

coupling

coursing

coppins

coupons

crackling

crashing

cresting

cribbing

crooning

crossing

crowing

crying

culling

cunning

curing

crushing

cuddling

cubans

cutting

dancing

darling

dashing

daunting

dawning

deepens

defence

defense

defunct

defines

digging

dilling

dipping

dishing

docking

doing

dobbins

drying

doting

doubting

drilling

dripping

drawing

drinking

dropping

drugging

drumming

dubbing

ducking

duckling

dueling

dumpling

dyeing

dying

during

earring

earthling

edging

ending

etching

evening

evens

evince

fetching

falling

farming

faulting

farthing

fencing

fielding

finding

filling

flashing

fitting

fishing

fixing

fledgling

flitting

floating

flogging

flooding

flooring

flowing

flushing

flying

foaming

footing

ginning

folding

franking

forcing

forming

founding

forging

foundling

frosting

frying

fruiting

fucking

fuming

galling

funding

gearing

gilding

gibbons

glancing

giving

grappling

golfing

glowing

going

glinting

golding

grasping

grinding

gloaming

grooming

grounding

groundling

grouping

hanging

gunning

growing

gushing

handling

harping

hamstring

happens

hatching

heckling

helping

havens

heavens

grouting

hilling

hitting

hogging

holing

homing

hopping

hugging

hoarding

holding

housing

horning

hosting

hounding

humming

hunting

hissing

inkling

inning

matching

hipbones

jarring

jogging

joking

judging

jutting

kicking

kevins

killing

jumping

knitting

kindling

kipling

knocking

japans

lashing

lamping

landing

lasting

latching

lawing

launching

leavens

lending

lifting

lightning

licking

levins

levens

living

loading

listing

livings

loaning

losing

loathing

logging

lying

looking

looming

looping

lopping

loring

longing

loving

lowing

lovings

lumping

lunching

lodging

malting

marching

marking

givens

melting

merging

minding

milling

missing

mincing

mocking

morphing

mooring

moving

mugging

molting

morning

moulding

mounting

mourning

nipping

mowing

nodding

muffins

musing

muting

nanking

nestling

nosing

nothing

oozing

offspring

opens

opines

ousting

outing

ovens

owing

nutting

panting

parking

parting

patching

peeing

pelting

pending

picking

piercing

pinching

planting

planking

plumbing

pointing

plodding

plugging

poking

poling

polling

pooling

preaching

popping

pouting

posting

pouncing

pounding

prowling

pruning

prying

pudding

purging

putting

puffins

pushing

printing

pumping

quilling

quilting

pimping

ravens

pippins

refines

resting

rambling

rigging

ringing

ribbons

roaring

rocking

rolling

revenge

roasting

romping

robbins

robins

rousing

roving

rounding

rovings

rubbing

ruling

running

sapling

ribbing

salting

ravines

scalping

pitching

scarring

scavenge

schilling

schooling

scolding

scorching

scratching

suiting

knowing

searching

yielding

screwing

seeing

seedling

sewing

sharking

sevens

shearing

sheathing

shifting

shilling

shipping

shocking

shooting

shoring

showing

scrimping

shrinking

shuffling

shoestring

shrouding

shunting

sibling

sighing

shelving

slanting

sitting

skilling

skimming

siphons

slitting

sloping

slotting

slouching

smelting

sinking

smoking

singing

smoothing

snoring

soaking

soaring

sobbing

snarling

sopping

soothing

sounding

something

soybeans

spanking

sparkling

sparling

stamping

spangle

spanish

spending

sphincter

spencer

sphincters

spencers

spinning

spinster

spongy

sponges

sponsors

springing

sporting

squinting

sprinkling

stalling

spunky

sponsor

standing

steering

sticking

stinging

starling

stirring

stocking

stooping

stopping

stowing

stitching

storming

straddling

stretching

starting

stripling

stripping

stroking

strutting

stunning

stinking

suckling

sucking

suing

tackling

tamping

swimming

swooning

talking

switching

teething

tempting

testing

taunting

teaching

thrashing

tithing

thrilling

throwing

thrusting

thinking

ticking

thumping

tipping

tilting

tooling

topping

toasting

toppings

touching

trying

tossing

tricking

trilling

trimming

tripping

trucking

trusting

tubing

twisting

tuning

typhoons

tying

vesting

vying

veering

vaulting

voting

walking

walling

wanting

warling

warming

warning

warping

wapping

washing

weakling

weapons

weavings

westling

wellspring

whipping

wielding

whooping

whopping

whistling

whitling

winding

wilding

willing

winning

wrestling

yachting

wishing

witching

wringing

yaupons

wincing

3 syllable words

abiding

accusing

accenting

abounding

according

abeyance

absorbing

adjoining

admiring

alerting

agreeing

alarming

anything

amazing

aligning

annealing

alluring

amusing

adoring

affecting

annoying

appealing

afflicting

appalling

approving

arranging

arriving

arresting

asserting

ascending

aspiring

assuming

assuring

approaching

astounding

attracting

avenger

avenues

backbiting

badgering

backsliding

ballooning

baffling

battering

battening

becoming

befitting

beguiling

believing

beginning

beholding

belonging

bettering

besetting

besieging

bickering

beseeching

billowing

blackmailing

blanketing

blistering

bloodletting

blossoming

blundering

blustering

bloodsucking

bookkeeping

bottling

brainwashing

broadcasting

buffeting

bullying

bullfighting

bubbling

bumbling

bundling

bubonic

bungling

cackling

campaigning

canoeing

butchering

bustling

caressing

bushwhacking

channeling

carjacking

carrying

centering

challenging

carpeting

carousing

chattering

childbearing

churchgoing

colouring

coloring

comforting

commanding

complaining

commuting

completing

concurring

conceding

concerning

conserving

complying

composing

confiding

connecting

conforming

confounding

confusing

conjuring

conflicting

compounding

conquering

converging

conveying

contacting

consuming

contracting

convincing

correcting

copying

covering

counseling

constricting

cowering

consoling

cradling

crocheting

crippling

crusading

cushioning

cycling

damaging

dampening

darkening

deafening

debating

dairying

deadening

declining

decreasing

defusing

defiance

defensive

degrading

despairing

detailing

deserving

descending

departing

designing

defenses

diapering

delighting

dialing

discerning

disguising

disarming

disgusting

diverting

dissecting

diverging

dissenting

dissembling

distressing

dissolving

distracting

dividing

doddering

downsizing

divining

dressmaking

drizzling

doubling

deviance

dwindling

easterling

echoing

emitting

eavesdropping

emptying

exceeding

endearing

enduring

engaging

dumbfounding

enchanting

enticing

equating

ensuing

entering

erecting

erupting

enclosing

enlisting

factoring

everything

exacting

exciting

excepting

engraving

engrossing

expelling

expiring

exulting

existing

exhausting

favoring

feathering

fastening

faltering

expanding

fingering

exploring

flattering

finishing

flavoring

flowering

forbidding

fondling

freewheeling

forwarding

abducting

following

foreboding

galloping

gathering

frustrating

gambling

forecasting

glimmering

glowering

governing

good-looking

groundbreaking

glistening

happening

handwriting

hairdressing

hardworking

hardening

harvesting

heartbreaking

highflying

housekeeping

housewarming

impending

increasing

imploring

importing

infighting

imposing

incoming

imprinting

invading

improving

inserting

inspiring

installing

insulting

interesting

ironing

issuing

investing

gardening

japanese

jockeying

journeying

juggling

kidnapping

lactating

lamenting

landscaping

languishing

landholding

laboring

lawmaking

leavening

laundering

lettering

life-giving

lessening

leveling

libyans

lightening

listening

lingering

lowering

lovingly

lumbering

machining

maddening

locating

marketing

marshaling

javanese

matchmaking

inviting

maturing

measuring

forgiving

meddling

mellowing

forthcoming

misleading

misspelling

misgiving

mistaking

consulting

mothering

modeling

motoring

mottling

movingly

mumbling

murmuring

neighboring

narrowing

neutering

nerve-racking

networking

muscling

newfangle

newfangled

nourishing

offering

offsetting

ongoing

oncoming

opening

offensive

opining

outfitting

opposing

ordering

outgoing

outlying

outpouring

outstanding

obliging

painstaking

paneling

observing

papering

middling

pardoning

peppering

peddling

perplexing

persisting

pervading

pilfering

piddling

pickering

plastering

patrolling

polluting

polishing

pondering

preceding

powdering

presiding

prevailing

proceeding

profiling

profiting

promising

provoking

pronouncing

quarreling

quickening

rabbinic

parceling

railroading

raveling

revolting

reasoning

reckoning

ravishing

reclining

reducing

recording

reflecting

rendering

repeating

rejoicing

relieving

relapsing

refreshing

regarding

reopens

resisting

retiring

respecting

reviving

riveting

revenues

reversing

rumbling

revolving

savannas

scattering

scavenging

scavenger

scavengers

scaffolding

pitying

scrambling

seagoing

seducing

shadowing

settling

shimmering

shipbuilding

shortening

shortcoming

shoplifting

sickening

scribbling

sizzling

sleepwalking

smattering

softening

sojourning

souring

soldering

soldiering

spongiform

sponsorship

sponsorships

stiffening

surpassing

strengthening

suffering

stuttering

succeeding

submission

submissions

subpoenas

submissive

surveying

spangler

surprising

seasoning

surrounding

tailoring

tabling

tapering

surviving

sweetening

tempering

threatening

thundering

tinkering

tinkling

ticketing

traversing

towering

toweling

thickening

thanksgiving

tormenting

transporting

trembling

trumpeting

typesetting

typewriting

tumbling

twinkling

underling

unbending

undoing

unfailing

unfeeling

weathering

undying

unsparing

vanishing

varying

uprising

upsetting

visiting

unyielding

unwitting

vomiting

wagering

wandering

watering

warehousing

unflinching

well-being

whitening

whispering

unwilling

winnowing

withering

wrongdoing

yellowing

unthinking

4 syllable words

activating

abnegation

agitating

agonizing

advertising

aggravating

admonishing

annotating

appetizing

astonishing

awakening

babysitting

barbecuing

avuncular

bewildering

bicycling

calculating

captivating

centralizing

chauvinism

chauvinistic

coexisting

circulating

complicating

condescending

conditioning

copenhagen

corresponding

defensively

denigrating

devastating

diagnosing

disabling

disappearing

disappointing

disapproving

discouraging

disconcerting

disengaging

defensible

disheartening

delegating

disparaging

distributing

dispiriting

distinguishing

dominating

domineering

detonating

developing

edifying

embarrassing

emphasizing

energizing

encouraging

encircling

enlightening

entertaining

enterprising

enveloping

engineering

evanescence

evanescent

evangelist

evangelists

evangelize

everlasting

executing

examining

encompassing

euphemisms

fascinating

fireproofing

fluctuating

euphemism

fingerprinting

maximizing

gratifying

hesitating

implicating

inheriting

inhibiting

interviewing

inquiring

integrating

interlocking

intersecting

irritating

laminating

legislating

japonica

liberating

merchandising

moderating

mountaineering

never-ending

nonrecurring

notifying

obviating

occupying

oceangoing

operating

notwithstanding

oscillating

overflowing

overbearing

overarching

overcoming

overlying

overhauling

overlapping

overpowering

overrating

overruling

overwhelming

palpitating

mitigating

penetrating

persevering

pioneering

partitioning

patronizing

petitioning

rabbinical

parachuting

realizing

reentering

registering

separating

speechifying

suffocating

unavailing

unbelieving

undertaking

underlying

underpinning

unassuming

understanding

unbecoming

underwriting

undulating

vacillating

waterproofing

unrelenting

unremitting

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word chafing

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Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


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Perfect rhymes are just what they sound like. No pun intended! Think of perfect rhymes as words which definitively rhyme. Words that most people would not question. Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
  • Egg and Peck
  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

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When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
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  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

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