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Words that rhyme withsitting

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 T
36
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
hittingfitting1quittingspitting2splitting1bittingflittinggrittingkitting
3 syllables
acquittingadmittingbefittingbullshittingcommittingemittingomitting
4 syllables
counterfeiting1readmittingresubmittingretrofitting
67
What it is
  1. The syllables' vowel sounds are identical.
  2. The sounds after the vowels come from the same phonetic family (e.g. T↔D, P↔B, M↔N).
  3. The syllables begin differently.
How it feels
  1. Perfect
  2. Family
  3. Additive / Subtractive
  4. Assonance
  5. Consonance
resolvedunresolved
Example

cat / pad — AE vowel; T and D are both stops

Family chart
PlosivesFricativesNasals
VoicedbdgvTHzzhjmnng
Unvoicedptkfthsshch

Each column is a family pair — same place + manner, only the voicing differs.

Source
Berklee College of Music's songwriting method (Pat Pattison)
2 syllables
kidding4bidding1riddingskiddingpicking8kicking2clicking3sticking10ticking1slipping4dripping3stripping2gripping1tripping1shippingchippingclippingcrickingdippingflicking2
3 syllables
forbiddingoutbiddingequippinglipsticking1nitpickingoutstrippingunzippingreneging
4 syllables
underbiddingpoliticking
126
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
thinking10building12drinking5fixing3sinking8blinking3drifting3shifting2stinking1glinting1kindling1linking1milking1primping1shrinking1squinting1tilting1twisting1bearding3bilking
3 syllables
shipbuilding2shoplifting1uplifting1addicting3affixingafflictingairliftingassistingblacklisting1blueprintingconflicting1conscriptingconsistingconstrictingconvicting
4 syllables
coexistingcontradictingfingerprinting1interdictinginterlinkingintermixingpreexisting
467
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
singing28living36missing20ringing6willing5giving4killing2winning8cheering3kissing7bringing1fishing1swimming6spinning8whistling3filling1clearing3filming4hissing1sniffing1swinging1thrilling3clinging2nearing2winging1wishing2billing1chilling1grinning1piercing1steering1thinning1twinning1whimming1biffingbinningbridgingbrimmingchinningcinchingclinchingcringingdearing41deering5dillingdimmingdinging1dinningdishing3dissing2ditching9drilling2earringfearing71filchingfinningfizzingfleeringflinching2flinging3fringingfrizzinggearing8ginninggrilling4hilling59hinginghitching3hymning1inching6inning3itching3limninglynchingmilling9mincingpilling8pinching2pinging1pinning
3 syllables
beginning19thanksgiving1convincing1forgiving2appearing1abridgingadheringbewitchingcareering9cashiering1chagrinningcoheringcrawfishingdismissing1distillingenrichingevincingfulfilling2hamstringingimpinginginfringinginstillinglife-givingmisgivingoutlivingpremieringrelivingreveringsyringingunflinchingunhingingunhitching1unwillingupbringingveneering3hospital6committed2committee3Italy1critical2admittedhospitals1bitterly2belittled1bitterness1fittingly1glittering1litany1literal1pitiful1prettiest1acquittalacquittalsacquittedadmittancearthriticarthriticsbefittedbelittlebelittlesbittering3Brittany
4 syllables
engineering3disappearing2reminiscing1unforgiving1volunteering1auctioneering1commandeeringdomineeringfinanciering1interferingmicrofilmingmountaineeringoverfillingoverkillingperseveringpioneering1profiteeringracketeeringreappearing4unconvincingunderpinningpolitical1literally1literature1legitimateadmittancesadmittedlyanalyticanalyticsbelittlingbenefited3catalyticcommitteemancounterfeited1counterfeitercounterfeiters
5 syllables
electioneering1illegitimate1alliterativeanalyticalanalyticallyapolitical
6 syllables
bioengineering
18
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
sit4ting4
2 syllables
city52cities1sittersitters
3 syllables
citizens1citizen1baby-sit
4 syllables
parasitics1baby-sitterbaby-sittersbabysitterbabysittersbabysittingcitizenriescitizenryparasitic

“sitting” at line end — from real songs

Walked into the kitchen, where his wife was sittingHe stood up slow, like he'd just been hit
— Andy Shauf, “Wendell Walker” · rhymes sitting / hit
Then to a fitting'Cause they've been sitting
— Stephen Sondheim, “The Ladies Who Lunch” · rhymes sitting / fitting

How to read the 696 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 36
Same stressed vowel, same sounds after it, different beginning. Full resolution — the strongest closure a rhyme can give a line.
Family rhyme 67
The consonants after the vowel are swapped for phonetic siblings — T↔D, M↔N, S↔Z. Nearly as stable as perfect rhyme, with far more word choices.
Additive 126
Same vowel, but one word carries an extra consonant after the shared ending. The added sound softens the landing slightly.
Assonance 467
Only the stressed vowel matches; the consonants after it are unrelated. Loose and open — useful when a section should stay unresolved.
Identity 18
The whole stressed syllable repeats, beginning included. That's repetition, not rhyme — the line echoes instead of resolving.