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Words that rhyme withkilling

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 IH coda L
28
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
willing1filling1thrilling3billing1chilling1dillingdrilling2grilling4hilling59milling9pilling8quilling1rillingschillingshilling
3 syllables
distillingfulfilling2instillingunwilling
4 syllables
overfilling
34
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
building12whistling3filming4kindling1milking1tilting1bilkingficklingfiddlingfilchinggildinginklingjiltingKiplingliltingpickling
3 syllables
shipbuilding2rebuilding2rekindling
4 syllables
microfilming
829
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
singing28living36missing20thinking10drinking5ringing6kidding4giving4sitting2winning8cheering3kissing7bringing1fishing1swimming6picking8hittingdigging1kicking2spinning8clicking3sticking10fixing3sinking8clearing3ticking1blinking3fitting3slipping4quittinghissing1sniffing1drifting3dripping3spitting2swinging1clinging2nearing2rigging2shifting2stripping2winging1wishing2stinking1bidding1glinting1grinning1gripping1linking1piercing1primping1shrinking1splitting1squinting1steering1thinning1tripping1twinning1twisting1whimming1shippingbearding3bibbingbiffingbinging2binningbittingblitzing1bridgingbrimmingbriskingchinking1chinningchippingcinchingclinchingclinkingclippingcribbingcrickingcrimpingcringingcrisping1dearing41deering5dimming
3 syllables
beginning19thanksgiving1convincing1forgiving2appearing1shoplifting1uplifting1abridgingacquittingaddicting3adheringadmittingaffixingafflictingairliftingassistingbefittingbewitchingblacklisting1blueprintingbullshittingcareering9cashiering1chagrinningcoheringcommittingconflicting1conscriptingconsistingconstrictingconvictingcrawfishingdelistingdepictingdesistingdismissing1eclipsingemittingencryptingenlistingenrichingequippingevictingevincingexisting15forbiddinghamstringinghoodwinkingimpingingimprintinginflictinginfringinginsisting2life-givinglipsticking1misgivingmisprintingnitpickingomittingoutbiddingoutfittingoutlivingoutstrippingoutwittingpermittingpersistingpredicting
4 syllables
engineering3disappearing2reminiscing1unforgiving1volunteering1auctioneering1babysittingcoexistingcommandeeringcontradictingcounterfeiting1domineeringfinanciering1fingerprinting1interdictinginterferinginterlinkingintermixingmountaineeringperseveringpioneering1politickingpreexistingprofiteeringracketeeringreadmittingreappearing4resubmittingretrofittingunconvincingunderbiddingunderpinningunremittingability1facility1humility4Amarillo2armadillo1caterpillar1
5 syllables
electioneering1possibility3possibilities3bougainvillea1
6 syllables
bioengineeringresponsibility2responsibilities2
7 syllables
16
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
kill20ling2
2 syllables
killer5killers2killin2kilo1killings2
3 syllables
Achilles1killifishkilobitkilobitspainkillerpainkillersoverkill
4 syllables
killifishesoverkilling

“killing” at line end — from real songs

Top billing now is killingFor peace, no one is willing
— Curtis Mayfield, “(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go” · rhymes killing / willing
The shrieking of nothing is killingJust pictures of Jap girls in synthesis
— David Bowie, “Ashes to Ashes” · rhymes killing / synthesis

How to read the 891 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 28
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Additive 34
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 829
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 16
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.