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Words that rhyme withlying

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 —
104
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
dying5crying34trying3flying7buying16sighing5spying1eyeing1vying1drying40dyeing1frying3guying36
3 syllables
defying2denying2decryingdescryingoutcryingretryingshanghaiingundyinguntying
4 syllables
terrifyinghorrifying1alibiing1amplifying1
5 syllables
electrifying1acidifying
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
driving5fighting6rising16shining12hiding5lightning10smiling8writing1finding1riding2timing2firingclimbing3diningsigning37lighting1liking1whining1blinding1lining1binding1icing2sliding1wilding2diving1biting1chiding1minding1pining1twining1winding1wiring1biding3bightingbikingblightingbribingbriningchimingcitingdicingdikingdiming13dykingfilingfining
3 syllables
exciting1arriving2surprising1inviting1advising1arising1beguiling1compiling1conspiring1deciding1despising1freestyling1subsiding1surviving1abidingacquiringadmiringaffiningalighting4aligning4aliningapprisingarchivingascribingaspiringassigning1backbitingbackslidingbaptizingbenightingbetidingblindsidingbroadsidingbullfightingcapsizingchastising
4 syllables
advertising1analyzing1appetizing1hypnotizing1intertwining1redefining1aggrandizingamortizinganglicizingauthorizingbalkanizingbrutalizingburglarizingcanonizing
5 syllables
economizing1actualizingalphabetizingaluminizingantagonizingapologisingapologizingcannibalizingcapitalizing
6 syllables
americanizing
7 syllables
470
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
fire108tired27quiet9wire22higher12trial12fired4science2giant3tires6ryan1clientiron4brian1hire1hiredclients1fires7diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1sireriot2priorwires5Wyattviabayou3squire5triumph3pyre4pliers2Zion1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2choirs1dials1dire1drier1dryer1fliers1flyers1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbriarsbrierbriersbriobriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5criercriersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1dryers1dyerdyersfiatfiatsflierfriars1frierfriersfryerfryersGaia
3 syllables
desire23violence5entire1violent5quietly2scientists1admire4scientist1inspired3requiredretire4retired1desires6diary1requiregunfirerequiresOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3messiah1aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2perspire1acquire1admired1admires1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1expires1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceaspiredaspires2attiredattires1backfirebackfiredbackfires
4 syllables
society4entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1uninspired4variety1Lancashire2qualifiers1pacifier1proprieties1societies1violently1acquireracquirersamplifieramplifiersanxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbiedermeierbiosciencecompliancesdefiances1defiantlydesiringDevonshiredisquieteddisquietingenquiringentiretiesentirety
5 syllables
undeniable1archdiocesesclassifiableemulsifieremulsifiershumidifierhumidifiersidentifieridentifiersimproprieties
6 syllables
elephantiasisidentifiable
53
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
lie101lye1
2 syllables
liar11lion3lions3liars3lyre1lislelislesLyonLyonslyres1july12rely1ally
3 syllables
alliancegoliath2lionelreliant1relying1applying1complying1Eliaeliasimplying
4 syllables
reliablealliancesbutterflying7calliopedandeliondandelionsHimalaya
5 syllables

“lying” at line end — from real songs

Then I knew he was not lying (Lying)Earth was really dying (Dying)
— David Bowie, “Five Years” · rhymes lying / dying
Love me like you're lyingRemember me for trying
— Joe Henry, “Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation” · rhymes lying / trying
So how come I feel bad so much of the time?A man ain't an islandóJohn Dunn wasn't lying
— Loudon Wainwright III, “Hard Day On the Planet” · rhymes lying / time

How to read the 1087 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 104
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 470
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 53
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.