Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word stiffening.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 stiffening.
2 syllable words

acting

aching

advanced

advance

advent

aging

ailing

airing

angling

arming

arching

asking

awning

backing

bagging

baiting

baking

banging

banding

banking

beading

beaming

basting

batting

bathing

bearing

beating

bedpan

belting

beijing

bedding

belling

bedpans

bending

being

bitching

bidding

billing

binding

biding

birthing

biting

blaring

blending

bleeding

bleeping

bleaching

blasting

blazing

blessing

blinding

barring

blocking

blooming

blowing

blueing

bluing

blushing

boarding

bonding

boning

boasting

bolting

boating

boiling

bolling

booming

booting

boozing

bouncing

bounding

boxing

boring

bowling

bracing

braiding

bowing

branching

braving

brawling

breaking

breasting

briefing

brimming

breeding

breeching

browning

broiling

brushing

broking

brooding

browsing

bruting

bucking

budding

buckling

building

bulging

bunting

burning

burping

butting

buying

caning

calling

calming

camping

carling

carping

carving

casing

ceiling

chafing

casting

caulking

catching

chanting

charming

chasing

chilling

chipping

churning

cleaning

clearing

chirping

choking

chewing

clanging

chopping

clipping

climbing

cloaking

clowning

clocking

clogging

closing

clothing

clouding

clucking

coming

coaxing

cocking

codding

coiling

colling

combing

coaching

cooking

cooling

coping

cooing

costing

couching

coupling

creaking

coursing

cracking

craving

crashing

cribbing

creeping

cresting

crackling

culling

crooning

crushing

cuddling

crying

crossing

crowing

curing

curling

cutting

coasting

damning

coating

dancing

daring

darling

dashing

daunting

dawning

breathing

brewing

dealing

yielding

derring

drugging

dubbing

digging

dilling

dining

dipping

dishing

diving

docking

edging

doing

drilling

dripping

drinking

drafting

draining

dressing

drawing

doubting

dragging

driving

drumming

ducking

duckling

during

dwelling

earning

earring

eating

dumpling

dyeing

dying

earthling

easing

drying

doting

dicing

eking

dropping

dueling

ending

erring

etching

evening

fainting

farming

faulting

facing

fading

failing

falling

farthing

feeding

filling

fining

fetching

fencing

fielding

finding

feeling

fehling

feigning

fighting

filing

firing

fishing

fixing

fitting

flaring

flagging

flaming

flashing

fledgling

flitting

flooding

fleeting

fleming

floating

flogging

flooring

flushing

footing

flying

folding

forcing

foaming

foiling

flowing

glaring

forming

franking

foundling

forging

founding

freaking

fucking

freezing

frying

frosting

framing

fruiting

gearing

fuming

gadding

funding

gilding

giving

glancing

getting

galling

gaming

gassing

girding

glinting

glazing

fraying

gloaming

golding

golfing

grading

grafting

grappling

greening

going

greeting

grieving

grasping

grating

grayling

grinding

grazing

glowing

gushing

grounding

groundling

grooming

grouping

grouting

growing

jetting

hamstring

handling

harping

heading

healing

hearing

headbands

headband

heating

heaving

hilling

heckling

helping

herring

hiding

hidebound

hissing

hitting

hugging

humming

horning

hounding

hoarding

holding

hosting

hogging

holing

homing

hopping

housing

hunting

hurling

hurting

icing

inkling

jailing

jarring

jutting

judging

jeering

jumping

keeling

jerking

jogging

joking

kenning

keeping

kicking

hanging

kindling

kipling

killing

knitting

knocking

laughing

lading

lagging

landing

lamping

lasting

lapping

lashing

latching

launching

lawing

knowing

leaning

lending

leading

leaking

leaping

learning

leasing

legging

lemming

laying

licking

lightning

lighting

liking

scalping

listing

lining

living

loaning

loading

loathing

lodging

loving

logging

looking

looming

looping

lopping

loring

losing

meaning

longing

lumping

lowing

lunching

lying

malting

marking

madding

mailing

making

mapping

matching

marching

melting

meeting

mowing

matting

mincing

milling

mining

missing

minding

mocking

morning

mounting

mooring

molting

morphing

moulding

mourning

moving

merging

mugging

nanking

nipping

nestling

netting

having

nagging

napping

nodding

planking

hatching

pleasing

musing

nutting

muting

nosing

offing

offspring

ousting

oozing

outbound

outing

pairing

painting

pacing

packing

padding

paging

owing

panting

parting

panning

peaking

peeing

parking

passing

paving

patching

paying

pitching

pining

pegging

pelting

piercing

picking

pending

petting

phasing

phrasing

pimping

pinching

piling

piping

plugging

nothing

paring

nursing

planting

pleading

plating

plaything

playing

plumbing

pointing

plodding

poking

pounding

pouncing

posting

polling

pooling

popping

pouting

pressing

poling

quilting

preaching

puffing

putting

prowling

pumping

pruning

pudding

prying

purging

pushing

quaking

quilling

racing

racking

rafting

rambling

railing

raising

raking

raging

reading

raving

printing

resting

ribbing

riding

rifling

rigging

praying

rubbing

priming

ringing

roasting

rising

rounding

roofing

romping

roaring

rocking

salting

sapling

rolling

rousing

roving

ruling

sacking

sagging

sailing

saving

saying

scaling

schilling

screening

scheming

screaming

scolding

schooling

scratching

scorching

scraping

screwing

scrimping

searching

seating

seedling

shafting

seeling

seeming

seizing

setting

seeing

sharking

serving

shading

shaving

shearing

shedding

sewing

sheeting

shelling

shelving

sheathing

shilling

shining

shipping

shredding

shoestring

shirting

shocking

shooting

shoring

showing

shrinking

shuffling

singing

shunting

sibling

signing

sitting

skimming

sinking

sighing

skilling

shrouding

siding

sighting

sizing

slitting

stripling

slanting

sledding

sleeping

skirting

slapping

slating

sliding

slighting

stripping

sloping

squeezing

slotting

smelting

smelling

squinting

smacking

sneaking

sneezing

snarling

snapping

sounding

soaking

sopping

something

switching

spanking

sparing

sparkling

sparling

spending

speaking

spelling

sporting

sperling

springing

sprinkling

standing

starling

stamping

slouching

smoothing

spurling

stacking

stalling

steering

starting

stating

staving

stealing

smoking

staging

stiffen

sticking

stevens

steven

stiffens

stitching

stinging

straining

straddling

stinking

sterling

stipends

stocking

stooping

stipend

stirring

streaming

stopping

stowing

strapping

stretching

storming

striking

strutting

snoring

striving

stroking

stuffing

sucking

suckling

tamping

soaring

swaying

swearing

sweating

sweeting

swimming

swelling

suiting

tacking

swooning

tackling

tanning

suing

sobbing

tailing

taking

talking

soothing

tempting

sweeping

taunting

teaming

teeming

telling

teaching

teething

tasting

testing

thrilling

thinking

thrusting

thumping

thrashing

throwing

ticking

tilting

tipping

toasting

tooling

topping

tossing

tiding

tithing

touching

tracing

trading

trailing

training

tricking

trilling

trimming

tripping

trucking

trifling

trusting

trying

tubing

twisting

twining

tuning

turning

tying

scarring

veering

vesting

warning

vaulting

veiling

viking

voiding

voting

vying

wading

wanting

waning

waiting

waking

walking

walling

wapping

warling

warming

warping

washing

wasting

weakling

wearing

weaving

webbing

wedding

weeding

weeping

weighing

whistling

whipping

westling

wellspring

wheeling

whacking

whaling

whirling

whiting

whitling

wincing

wielding

willing

winding

wilding

whooping

whopping

wringing

wishing

witching

wrestling

wrecking

wiring

wording

working

yearning

writing

yachting

yearling

yelling

3 syllable words

adjoining

affecting

accenting

abounding

admiring

abiding

according

accusing

absorbing

adoring

afflicting

adventure

advancement

advantage

advancer

adventist

adventists

adventures

advances

advancements

agreeing

advancers

arresting

annealing

amazing

appalling

anything

amusing

annoying

appealing

alarming

approaching

approving

arranging

arriving

ascending

alluring

asserting

assuming

assuring

aspiring

astounding

backbiting

backsliding

attracting

autobahn

badgering

ballooning

alerting

battering

beholding

beethoven

believing

beseeching

bickering

billowing

besieging

bettering

blackmailing

blanketing

blistering

bloodsucking

blossoming

blundering

bloodletting

blustering

brainwashing

bookkeeping

bottling

broadcasting

buffeting

bullfighting

bumbling

bundling

bungling

bullying

cackling

butchering

bushwhacking

campaigning

canoeing

carousing

carpeting

caressing

carjacking

carrying

channeling

challenging

centering

chattering

childbearing

churchgoing

cycling

comforting

coloring

colouring

dampening

commanding

complying

complaining

commuting

completing

confiding

confounding

composing

conforming

concerning

concurring

conceding

connecting

conserving

compounding

confusing

conquering

conflicting

conjuring

consoling

consulting

constricting

consuming

contacting

conveying

correcting

convincing

copying

counseling

converging

covering

cowering

cradling

crusading

crocheting

contracting

dairying

damaging

darkening

debating

defusing

decreasing

degrading

departing

abducting

despairing

detailing

deserving

dialing

disarming

disgusting

disguising

distressing

dissolving

dissembling

distracting

diverting

doddering

dissecting

diverging

downsizing

dressmaking

diapering

dumbfounding

echoing

exhausting

easterling

eavesdropping

emptying

equating

engraving

engrossing

ensuing

enlisting

endearing

engaging

enduring

entering

erecting

enchanting

erupting

enticing

enclosing

exciting

exacting

exceeding

excepting

everything

expanding

expelling

expiring

exploring

exulting

factoring

faltering

favoring

feathering

fingering

finishing

existing

flattering

flavoring

flowering

fondling

forbidding

forgiving

following

foreboding

forecasting

forthcoming

forwarding

gambling

freewheeling

gardening

galloping

frustrating

glimmering

gathering

governing

good-looking

glowering

groundbreaking

hairdressing

hardening

harvesting

handwriting

heartbreaking

highflying

housewarming

housekeeping

impending

imploring

importing

imposing

imprinting

insulting

improving

increasing

inspiring

inserting

installing

interesting

issuing

investing

inviting

invading

ironing

journeying

jockeying

kidnapping

laboring

lactating

lamenting

languishing

landholding

laundering

lawmaking

layering

lettering

life-giving

hardworking

landscaping

locating

lumbering

lowering

mumbling

machining

lingering

marketing

measuring

marshaling

matchmaking

mellowing

misgiving

misspelling

misleading

mistaking

modeling

mottling

mothering

motoring

maturing

murmuring

narrowing

nerve-racking

networking

neighboring

neutering

nourishing

offsetting

offering

oncoming

ongoing

opining

opposing

ordering

outgoing

outfitting

outpouring

outstanding

outlying

painstaking

paneling

pardoning

parceling

papering

observing

pathfinder

patrolling

pickering

pilfering

peppering

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pervading

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obliging

pitying

plastering

polluting

pondering

powdering

prevailing

preceding

profiling

promising

polishing

pronouncing

quarreling

reflecting

refreshing

railroading

raveling

provoking

proceeding

ravishing

reducing

recording

regarding

relapsing

relieving

repeating

rejoicing

rendering

resisting

reversing

respecting

revolting

revolving

scaffolding

rumbling

scavenging

scrambling

seducing

seagoing

shadowing

shortening

shimmering

shipbuilding

shoplifting

shortcoming

sleepwalking

sojourning

soldering

soldiering

souring

smattering

stiffener

stepmother

strengthening

tabling

suffering

scattering

surviving

surpassing

stuttering

surrounding

surprising

surveying

succeeding

tailoring

tempering

tapering

thundering

tinkling

tinkering

tormenting

toweling

towering

trembling

trumpeting

traversing

transporting

tumbling

twinkling

typewriting

typesetting

unbending

underling

thanksgiving

undoing

undying

unfailing

unfeeling

unwilling

unwitting

unsparing

unthinking

uprising

unflinching

unyielding

upsetting

varying

vanishing

vomiting

warehousing

wandering

wagering

watering

weathering

whispering

well-being

whitening

winnowing

withering

wrongdoing

yellowing

4 syllable words

activating

admonishing

agonizing

aggravating

agitating

advertising

advantages

adventurer

adventurers

adventuresome

appetizing

annotating

astonishing

awakening

babysitting

barbecuing

bicycling

bewildering

calculating

captivating

centralizing

circulating

coexisting

complicating

condescending

conditioning

corresponding

delegating

developing

devastating

diagnosing

detonating

disappointing

disabling

disappearing

discouraging

disapproving

disheartening

disengaging

disconcerting

disparaging

dispiriting

distributing

distinguishing

dominating

domineering

edifying

emphasizing

entertaining

embarrassing

enlightening

engineering

encouraging

encircling

encompassing

enveloping

everlasting

energizing

enterprising

examining

executing

fascinating

fingerprinting

fireproofing

fluctuating

gratifying

hesitating

implicating

inheriting

inhibiting

inquiring

integrating

interlocking

interviewing

intersecting

irritating

laminating

legislating

liberating

maximizing

merchandising

mitigating

moderating

mountaineering

never-ending

nonrecurring

notifying

notwithstanding

oceangoing

occupying

obviating

oscillating

operating

overcoming

overflowing

overlapping

overarching

overhauling

overbearing

overlying

overpowering

overrating

overruling

overwhelming

palpitating

parachuting

partitioning

patronizing

petitioning

penetrating

persevering

pioneering

realizing

reentering

registering

separating

suffocating

speechifying

denigrating

unbecoming

unassuming

unavailing

unbelieving

underpinning

underlying

undulating

underwriting

unrelenting

unremitting

utopian

vacillating

undertaking

understanding

utopians

waterproofing

6 syllable words

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Words that rhyme with the word stiffening

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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.


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.

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