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Words that rhyme withsighing

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 —
117
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
dying2crying1trying23lying13flying7buying16spying1eyeing1vying1drying40dyeing1frying3guying36
3 syllables
defying2denying2relying1applying1complying1decryingdescryingimplyingoutcryingreplying17
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
driving5fighting6rising16shining12hiding5lightning10smiling8writing1finding1riding2timing2firingclimbing3diningsigning37lighting1liking1whining1blinding1lining1binding1icing2sliding1wilding2diving1biting1chiding1minding1pining1twining1winding1wiring1biding3bightingbikingblightingbribingbriningchimingcitingdicingdikingdiming13dykingfilingfining
3 syllables
exciting1arriving2surprising1inviting1advising1arising1beguiling1compiling1conspiring1deciding1despising1freestyling1subsiding1surviving1abidingacquiringadmiringaffiningalighting4aligning4aliningapprisingarchivingascribingaspiringassigning1backbitingbackslidingbaptizingbenightingbetidingblindsidingbroadsidingbullfightingcapsizingchastising
4 syllables
advertising1analyzing1appetizing1hypnotizing1intertwining1redefining1aggrandizingamortizinganglicizingauthorizingbalkanizingbrutalizingburglarizingcanonizing
5 syllables
economizing1actualizingalphabetizingaluminizingantagonizingapologisingapologizingcannibalizingcapitalizing
6 syllables
americanizing
7 syllables
478
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
fire108tired27quiet9wire22higher12trial12liar11fired4giant3tires6ryan1clientiron4lion3brian1hire1hiredclients1fires7diet2Maya1highestdial2choir5tire1lions3riot2priorwires5Wyattviabayou3squire5triumph3pyre4pliers2Zion1liars3lyre1wired3buyer2flyer1giants1pious1pryor2choirs1dials1dire1drier1dryer1fliers1flyers1friar1grier1irons1mire1shire1trials1vials1bayous3biasbiasedbriarbriarsbrierbriersbriobriosBryanbryansbuyers2choired5criercriersdialed2Diasdiets2driers1dryers1dyerdyersfiatfiatsflierfriars1frierfriers
3 syllables
desire23violence5entire1violent5quietly2admire4inspired3requiredretire4retired1desires6diary1requiregunfirerequiresallianceOhio4Hawaii1violet1denial5Ireland1desired3expired3aspire2attire1campfire1conspire2goliath2perspire1lionelacquire1admired1admires1afire1bonfire1compliant1defiance1diapers1expire1expires1fiery1hellfire1inquire1inquired1inspire1mariah1Orion1piety1quagmire1quieter1reliant1tobias1umpire1wireless1acquiredacquires1andironandironsanionanionsapplianceaspiredaspires2attiredattires1backfirebackfired
4 syllables
entirelypsychiatrist1retirementanxiety1reliableuninspired4variety1Lancashire2qualifiers1pacifier1proprieties1violently1acquireracquirersalliancesamplifieramplifiersanxieties1appliancesarchdioceseattiringbackfiringbiedermeiercalliopecompliancesdandeliondandelionsdefiances1defiantlydesiringDevonshiredisquieteddisquietingenquiringentiretiesentiretyHimalayaHimalayas
5 syllables
undeniable1archdiocesesclassifiableemulsifieremulsifiershumidifierhumidifiers
6 syllables
elephantiasis
26
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
sigh20psi
2 syllables
science2sirescionscionssired7siresVersailles2bonsai
3 syllables
scientists1scientist1messiah1messiahs1sciences2siring7
4 syllables
society4societies1bioscienceneuroscience
5 syllables

“sighing” at line end — from real songs

So many mothers sighing (Sighing)Earth was really dying (Dying)
— David Bowie, “Five Years” · rhymes sighing / dying
So none will find me sighingHide her starry light
— Billie Holiday, “Willow Weep for Me” · rhymes sighing / light
You're the whispering and the sighingYou're the color of the sky
— Jackson Browne, “Sky Blue and Black” · rhymes sighing / sky

How to read the 1108 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 117
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 478
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 26
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.