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

acting

aching

ailing

aging

airing

angling

arming

asking

arching

awning

backing

bagging

banding

banking

banging

barring

basting

baiting

baking

bathing

bidding

batting

beading

beaming

bearing

bedding

belting

belling

bending

beating

beijing

being

biding

billing

binding

blasting

biting

blaring

bitching

blazing

birthing

bleaching

bleeding

blending

blinding

bleeping

blessing

blocking

blooming

blowing

blueing

bluing

blushing

boarding

boasting

bolting

boating

bolling

boiling

bonding

boning

bounding

bouncing

booming

booting

boozing

boxing

bowing

calming

boring

bowling

branching

breasting

braiding

bracing

braving

brawling

browning

brooding

browsing

brushing

buckling

brimming

breeding

broking

bruting

brewing

briefing

broiling

bucking

budding

breeching

building

bulging

bunting

butting

burning

burping

buying

calling

breathing

breaking

camping

carling

caning

carping

carving

caulking

catching

ceiling

chafing

chanting

charming

chilling

chewing

chasing

chipping

chirping

choking

chopping

clanging

clothing

churning

climbing

clouding

cleaning

clipping

clearing

clowning

codding

cloaking

clocking

clogging

closing

clucking

coasting

coaxing

coating

cocking

coaching

coiling

colling

combined

coming

combines

combing

compounds

compound

combine

confine

confined

confines

confound

confounds

convenes

convene

convent

coupling

convince

casting

cooking

cooling

coping

costing

cooing

couching

convents

coursing

cracking

crackling

crashing

craving

creaking

creeping

cresting

cuddling

crooning

crushing

crossing

crowing

crying

culling

cunning

cutting

dampen

damning

curling

dancing

curing

daring

darling

dawning

daunting

derring

rousing

dashing

cribbing

dicing

digging

casing

dilling

dealing

dipping

dishing

diving

docking

doing

doubting

doting

drafting

dragging

draining

dressing

drilling

drawing

drinking

dripping

dumpling

driving

dumbfound

dumbfounds

drumming

duckling

dropping

drugging

dubbing

ducking

dueling

during

drying

founding

dwelling

dyeing

dying

fainting

earning

earring

earthling

easing

edging

eating

ending

eking

evening

erring

etching

facing

fading

failing

falling

farthing

farming

faulting

finding

feeding

fencing

fehling

feigning

feeling

fining

fielding

fighting

fetching

filing

filling

fixing

firing

fitting

flagging

flaming

flaring

fishing

flashing

fleming

fledgling

flooding

forming

flitting

floating

flogging

flooring

flowing

fleeting

flushing

foaming

flying

folding

forcing

footing

forging

foiling

funding

foundling

franking

framing

freaking

freezing

fraying

frosting

fruiting

fucking

gadding

fuming

frying

glinting

galling

gaming

gilding

glancing

ginning

gassing

gearing

getting

girding

giving

glaring

glazing

golding

gloaming

glowing

going

golfing

grappling

grasping

grafting

grading

grating

grayling

grounding

grinding

grazing

greening

grooming

greeting

grieving

groundling

grouting

grouping

growing

gunning

hamstring

handling

gushing

gunpoint

hanging

harping

heading

having

hatching

hempen

healing

hearing

heating

heaving

heckling

helping

hiding

herring

hitting

hunting

humming

hoarding

holding

horning

hilling

hissing

hogging

holing

homing

hopping

hounding

housing

hugging

hosting

icing

hurling

hurting

impend

impound

impinge

impounds

infant

infants

inning

henbane

lamping

landing

inkling

invent

invents

judging

jarring

jetting

jogging

joking

jeering

jerking

jumping

jutting

kenning

kindling

kipling

keeping

kicking

killing

knitting

knocking

jailing

knowing

keeling

lading

lagging

lampoon

lapping

launching

lasting

lashing

latching

laughing

lawing

leading

leaning

leaping

learning

legging

leaking

leasing

lending

lemming

lightning

lifting

licking

lighting

liking

lining

loading

loaning

listing

living

loathing

lodging

logging

longing

lumping

looking

lopping

loving

looming

looping

loring

losing

lowing

lunching

lying

madding

malting

mapping

marking

marching

mailing

making

matching

melting

matting

meaning

meeting

milling

merging

mincing

minding

morning

mining

missing

mocking

mooring

moonbeam

moonbeams

moulding

molting

morphing

mounting

mourning

moving

mowing

mugging

nodding

dining

nanking

napping

nestling

musing

muting

nagging

netting

nipping

nothing

nosing

ousting

nursing

nutting

offing

offspring

oozing

outing

packing

padding

owing

pacing

panning

painting

panting

pairing

paging

parking

parting

pending

paring

passing

patching

pelting

piercing

pegging

petting

paving

peaking

paying

peeing

phasing

phrasing

picking

piling

pimping

plodding

pinching

pining

piping

pitching

planting

planking

plumbing

plugging

pleading

pointing

plating

pleasing

plaything

playing

poking

poling

polling

pompons

popping

pompon

pompoms

pooling

pompom

posting

pouncing

pounding

printing

pouting

priming

pressing

preaching

praying

prowling

pumping

pruning

pudding

puffing

purging

pushing

putting

quilting

quilling

racking

quaking

racing

rafting

raging

railing

rambling

raking

rampant

reading

raising

raving

resting

riding

ribbing

rifling

prying

rigging

sliding

ringing

rising

roaring

rounding

roasting

romping

rocking

sapling

rubbing

rolling

roofing

running

roving

ruling

sacking

sagging

scalping

scolding

sampans

sampan

salting

scarring

scheming

schilling

sailing

saving

scaling

saying

schooling

scraping

scrimping

screaming

screening

scratching

screwing

scorching

seeming

seedling

seating

seeling

seizing

seeing

serving

searching

setting

sewing

shedding

shafting

sharking

shading

shearing

shelling

sheathing

shaving

sheeting

shining

shelving

shilling

shipping

shifting

shocking

shooting

shoestring

shirting

shoring

sledding

shunting

shrouding

shuffling

siding

sibling

shrinking

sighing

sighting

signing

slanting

shredding

showing

skimming

singing

sinking

sitting

sizing

skilling

skirting

slapping

slating

sleeping

slighting

slitting

sloping

slotting

slouching

smacking

smelling

laying

smelting

snapping

snarling

smoking

something

sounding

sopping

soothing

spanking

smoothing

sniffing

snoring

soaking

soaring

sobbing

sparkling

sparing

touching

sparling

sneaking

sneezing

spending

spinning

spelling

sporting

tricking

speaking

stamping

squinting

sprinkling

stacking

stalling

spurling

squeezing

staging

standing

starling

stinging

starting

steering

sticking

stating

staving

stealing

sterling

stinking

stirring

stopping

strapping

storming

straddling

stocking

stooping

stowing

straining

streaming

stunning

stripling

stretching

stripping

strutting

stuffing

sperling

striking

striving

stroking

stitching

suckling

sucking

swooning

suiting

swearing

sweating

sweeping

sunbeam

suing

swaying

swelling

swimming

switching

sweeting

tackling

tacking

tailing

taking

tamping

tempting

talking

tampons

taunting

tanning

tampon

teaming

teeming

telling

teething

tasting

teaching

testing

trimming

springing

thumping

tiding

thrusting

tilting

thrilling

ticking

thrashing

throwing

tithing

tipping

topping

toasting

tooling

tossing

trading

training

tracing

trailing

trifling

trilling

trusting

trucking

thinking

tripping

tuning

twining

turning

twisting

trying

tubing

unbound

unbend

tying

wellspring

vesting

winding

viking

voiding

voting

vying

wading

wampum

wanting

wapping

warling

warming

walking

walling

waning

veiling

warning

warping

wedding

wearing

webbing

weeding

weeping

washing

wasting

weakling

waiting

weaving

weighing

whipping

vaulting

westling

whacking

whaling

wheeling

whirling

wilding

whistling

veering

whopping

whitling

wielding

whiting

whooping

willing

wincing

waking

winning

wringing

wiring

wording

wrecking

wishing

witching

working

wrestling

writing

yachting

yearning

yelling

yearling

yielding

3 syllable words

according

abiding

absorbing

accusing

accenting

adjoining

adoring

afflicting

affecting

agreeing

admiring

alarming

aligning

amusing

aspiring

amazing

annoying

alerting

alluring

annealing

ambient

anything

appalling

ascending

approving

appealing

approaching

arranging

arriving

arresting

asserting

assuming

attracting

backsliding

backbiting

assuring

badgering

baffling

ballooning

bambinos

bambino

battening

battering

belonging

becoming

beginning

beholding

beguiling

befitting

believing

bickering

besetting

besieging

bettering

beseeching

billowing

blackmailing

blanketing

blundering

bloodsucking

bloodletting

blistering

blossoming

blustering

bookkeeping

bottling

campaigning

brainwashing

broadcasting

bubbling

buffeting

bullfighting

bumbling

bungling

bustling

bundling

bushwhacking

bullying

butchering

cackling

carpeting

canoeing

campana

carousing

campion

carjacking

caressing

carrying

diapering

champion

centering

challenging

champions

chimpanzees

chimpanzee

chattering

childbearing

colouring

channeling

conforming

churchgoing

coloring

commuting

companions

comforting

comeuppance

companies

company

conceding

concerning

compensate

complaining

completing

complying

component

components

confiding

compensates

compunction

concurring

confinement

conflicting

confusing

consulting

consoling

conjuring

conquering

connecting

conserving

constricting

connivance

consuming

contacting

convention

convenient

counseling

contracting

covering

conventions

conveying

convincing

copying

convinces

correcting

cowering

converging

cradling

conveyance

crippling

crusading

crocheting

designing

damaging

cushioning

dairying

cycling

despairing

darkening

debating

deadening

deafening

declining

departing

decreasing

descending

defusing

degrading

abducting

delighting

deserving

detailing

dialing

disarming

disguising

discerning

disgusting

divining

dividing

dissenting

dissolving

distracting

distressing

diverting

dissembling

dissecting

diverging

doddering

doubling

downsizing

dressmaking

dwindling

drizzling

easterling

echoing

enticing

emptying

empanel

emitting

embayment

enchanting

eavesdropping

endearing

engaging

ensuing

entering

enclosing

forwarding

enduring

engraving

enlisting

equating

erecting

exacting

erupting

everything

exceeding

excepting

exciting

exhausting

expiring

exploring

existing

expelling

exulting

embankments

factoring

embankment

engrossing

faltering

finishing

fastening

feathering

fingering

flattering

favoring

flowering

foreboding

forecasting

fondling

following

forbidding

forgiving

forthcoming

flavoring

freewheeling

frustrating

glimmering

galloping

gambling

gardening

gathering

glowering

good-looking

glistening

governing

groundbreaking

hairdressing

handwriting

happening

hardworking

hardening

harvesting

heartbreaking

highflying

homophones

homophone

opening

housekeeping

housewarming

impanel

imposing

imploring

importing

impinges

imprinting

improving

incoming

increasing

infamy

infancy

infante

infighting

infantile

infantry

infinite

lamenting

inspiring

invading

inserting

insulting

inviting

installing

interesting

investing

inventive

inventor

invention

inventors

inventions

ironing

journeying

jockeying

juggling

kidnapping

lactating

laboring

landholding

issuing

landscaping

languishing

laundering

lawmaking

leavening

lessening

lightening

lettering

leveling

life-giving

lingering

listening

locating

lumbering

lowering

machining

lymphoma

lymphomas

maddening

marketing

marshaling

matchmaking

maturing

mellowing

measuring

meddling

middling

mumbling

misleading

misspelling

misgiving

mistaking

modeling

mothering

motoring

mottling

murmuring

muscling

narrowing

nerve-racking

neighboring

networking

neutering

nonpayment

nourishing

obliging

observing

offering

ordering

opposing

offsetting

opining

ongoing

oncoming

outpouring

outfitting

outgoing

outlying

outstanding

painstaking

paneling

patrolling

papering

pardoning

parceling

peppering

pervading

perplexing

peddling

persisting

pickering

piddling

pilfering

pitying

plastering

polishing

polluting

pondering

pompano

presiding

powdering

preceding

prevailing

proceeding

profiling

profiting

promising

provoking

recording

quickening

quarreling

reclining

regarding

railroading

reducing

reflecting

relapsing

refreshing

sleepwalking

reasoning

reckoning

rendering

ravishing

repeating

retiring

rejoicing

relieving

raveling

reviving

respecting

resisting

revolting

reversing

revolving

smattering

scattering

scavenging

rumbling

scaffolding

scribbling

seagoing

seducing

seasoning

scrambling

shimmering

shipbuilding

shadowing

shoplifting

shortcoming

shortening

sickening

sizzling

settling

riveting

layering

tormenting

softening

sojourning

soldering

souring

stiffening

succeeding

strengthening

stuttering

suffering

surrounding

surpassing

surprising

surveying

symphonic

surviving

sweetening

soldiering

symphonies

tabling

tailoring

tempering

symphony

tapering

thickening

tenpenny

thanksgiving

thundering

threatening

ticketing

tinkering

tinkling

transporting

trembling

towering

toweling

traversing

uprising

unwilling

tumbling

unyielding

unbending

tympanum

typesetting

typewriting

unbundle

vanishing

undoing

undying

unfailing

unfeeling

uneven

unfinished

unflinching

tympanic

unwitting

upsetting

underling

unsparing

varying

twinkling

whispering

unthinking

visiting

vomiting

well-being

wandering

warehousing

wagering

watering

weathering

whitening

winnowing

wrongdoing

withering

yellowing

zambian

4 syllable words

activating

admonishing

agonizing

advertising

agitating

aggravating

annotating

appetizing

astonishing

awakening

babysitting

barbecuing

bewildering

bicycling

calculating

captivating

centralizing

championship

championships

circulating

coexisting

compensation

combinable

compendium

companionway

companionship

compensable

complicating

compensated

condescending

combination

conditioning

compensations

combinations

conventional

conveniently

convincingly

corresponding

delegating

devastating

detonating

developing

diagnosing

disappointing

disapproving

disappearing

disengaging

disconcerting

disabling

discouraging

disheartening

dispiriting

disparaging

distributing

distinguishing

dominating

domineering

enterprising

edifying

emphasizing

embarrassing

encompassing

encouraging

engineering

energizing

enlightening

entertaining

enveloping

encircling

everlasting

examining

executing

fascinating

fireproofing

fingerprinting

fluctuating

gratifying

hesitating

implicating

impunity

infanticide

infanticides

infinity

infinitive

infinitely

inheriting

inhibiting

denigrating

integrating

interlocking

interviewing

inventory

inventories

invincible

irritating

laminating

inoffensive

inquiring

legislating

liberating

maximizing

merchandising

mitigating

monophonic

moderating

mountaineering

never-ending

notwithstanding

notifying

nonrecurring

obviating

occupying

oceangoing

one-upmanship

operating

oscillating

overarching

overcoming

overflowing

overhauling

overbearing

overlapping

overlying

overpowering

overwhelming

palpitating

overrating

overruling

parachuting

partitioning

petitioning

patronizing

penetrating

persevering

pioneering

realizing

registering

reentering

intersecting

separating

speechifying

suffocating

unbelieving

unassuming

unavailing

understanding

undulating

underlying

underpinning

undertaking

underwriting

unbecoming

unrelenting

vacillating

unremitting

waterproofing

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Words that rhyme with the word compounding

Welcome to the Rhyme Finder! This rhyming dictionary allows users to explore rhymes for any given word. This includes rhymes based on syllables, near rhymes, and more.


How to use the rhyming dictionary

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.


Perfect Rhymes

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

Using Rhymes

Rhymes are most useful in creating lyrics, but they can also be used as a tool to memorize. It is a powerful mnemonic device. This is why song lyrics can be so easy to remember! It's also why rhymes are a great study tool for memorizing! Use this tool to help write poetry, win rhyme games, write a rap song, create lyrics, and expand your vocabulary! Rhyming is very important in music because it creates a rhythm that further creates meaning, emotion, and feeling. It also creates an echo in the lyrics. With children, rhyming is a very important tool. Rhyming teaches children how language works, helps them understand the rhythm of language, and learn how to make predictions. In other words, rhymes teach children phrases to anticipate and rhymes enhance their memory. Within all contexts, rhyming is helpful in expanding your imagination no matter if you’re a child or an adult.

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

  • End rhymes: rhyming of the final word of a line
  • Internal rhymes: rhyming of two words within the same line
  • Slant rhymes: near rhymes
  • Identical rhymes: use the same word at the end of each line
  • 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.

Ready for a challenge? Try to come up with rhymes for these surprising words that just aren’t very rhymy. Check them with our dictionary! Examples of tough rhymes:

  • Month
  • Silver
  • Bulb
  • Wolf
  • Husband
  • Walrus
  • Orange

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