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Words that rhyme withcrying

feminine
Masculine

Ends on a stressed syllable — a one-syllable rhyme, or a multisyllable word whose primary stress lands last. The rhyme hits the final beat, the way most rhymes in songs do.

Examples

love · dove · today · believe · forgot

Feminine this word

Ends with an unstressed syllable trailing the stressed one — always at least two syllables. The rhyme lands a beat earlier and trails off softly.

Examples

river · mother · follow · breaking · mountain

Masculine and feminine endings rarely sing together (the rhyme lands on a different beat), so they're kept apart here.

 vowel AY coda —
114
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / hat — same AE vowel, same T ending

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
dying11trying3lying13flying1buying16sighing1spying1eyeing1vying1drying40dyeing1frying3guying36
3 syllables
defying2denying2relying1applying1complying1implyingreplying17retryingshanghaiingsupplying3
4 syllables
terrifyinghorrifying1alibiing1amplifying1
5 syllables
electrifying1acidifyingbeatifying
6 syllables
513
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels are identical, with one extra consonant on one side.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / loved — extra D on one side

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
driving1fighting6rising16shining1hiding1lightning10smiling8writing1finding1riding2timing2firingclimbing3diningsigning37lighting1liking1whining1blinding1lining1binding1icing2sliding1wilding2diving1biting1chiding1minding1pining1twining1winding1wiring1biding3bightingbikingblightingbribingbriningchimingcitingdicingdikingdiming13dykingfilingfining
3 syllables
exciting1arriving2surprising1inviting1advising1arising1beguiling1compiling1conspiring1deciding1despising1freestyling1subsiding1surviving1abidingacquiringadmiringaffiningalighting4aligning4aliningapprisingarchivingascribingaspiringassigning1backbitingbackslidingbaptizingbenightingbetidingblindsidingbroadsidingbullfightingcapsizingchastising
4 syllables
advertising1analyzing1appetizing1hypnotizing1intertwining1redefining1aggrandizingamortizinganglicizingauthorizingbalkanizingbrutalizingburglarizingcanonizing
5 syllables
economizing1actualizingalphabetizingaluminizingantagonizingapologisingapologizingcannibalizingcapitalizing
6 syllables
americanizing
7 syllables
498
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are the same.
  2. The consonants after the vowel are not phonetically related.
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

love / dot — both AH, but V and T have nothing in common

Assonance rhymes always have consonants after the vowels, but the consonants cannot be phonetically related.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
fire108tired27quiet9wire22higher12trial12liar11fired4science2giant3tires6ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1hire1hiredclients1fires7diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1sirelions3riot2priorwires5Wyattviabayou3squire5triumph3pyre4pliers2Zion1liars3lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2choirs1dials1dire1drier1dryer1fliers1flyers1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbriarsbrierbriersbriobriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5dialed2Diasdiets2driers1dryers1dyerdyersfiatfiatsflierfriars1frierfriers
3 syllables
desire23violence5entire1violent5quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requiredretire4retired1desires6diary1requiregunfirerequiresallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1admires1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1expires1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceaspiredaspires2attired
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1reliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2qualifiers1pacifier1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersalliancesamplifieramplifiersanxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbiedermeierbiosciencecalliopecompliancesdandeliondandelionsdefiances1defiantlydesiringDevonshiredisquieteddisquietingenquiringentiretiesentiretyHimalaya
5 syllables
undeniable1archdiocesesclassifiableemulsifieremulsifiers
6 syllables
elephantiasis
8
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels (if any) are identical.
  3. The syllables begin the same — repetition, not a rhyme.
How it feels

Off the rhyme scale — identity is repetition, not resolution. Shown so you can spot it, not reach for it.

Example

fuse / confuse — both stressed syllables are 'fuse'

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
1 syllable
cry1
2 syllables
criercriersdecryoutcry
3 syllables
decryingdescryingoutcrying

“crying” at line end — from real songs

I better stop now before I start cryingI don't want to see the day when it's dying
— Elliott Smith, “Twilight” · rhymes crying / dying
Last night I felt like crying, like cryingBut I'm gonna keep on trying, keep on trying
— Dire Straits, “Southbound Again” · rhymes crying / trying
You are on my mindYou know you'll find me crying
— Paul Simon, “Blues Run the Game” · rhymes crying / mind

How to read the 1125 results

Tiers follow Pat Pattison's stability scale — pick the resolution your line needs, not just the closest sound. Bold words are common in lyrics; a struck-through word with a cliché flag is an overworked pair; a vermilion dot counts how often the pair appears at line end in our corpus of real songs.

Perfect rhyme 114
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 513
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 498
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 8
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.