Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with asking

Words that share the ending of asking — masking, basking, tasking and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced AE1 S K IH0 NG.

Sound structure

asking has 2 syllables and is pronounced AE1 S K IH0 NG. Its ending, NG, is a nasal ending.

An n, m or ng ending hums, so it carries to the end of a bar and leaves room before the next line starts.

The closest matches are masking, basking, tasking, multitasking.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
AE1 S K IH0 NG
Syllable breakdown
AE1 · S · K · IH0 · NG
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
NG
Ending type
a nasal ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • masking M AE1 S K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • basking B AE1 S K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • tasking T AE1 S K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • multitasking M AH1 L T IY0 T AE2 S K IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • unmasking AH0 N M AE1 S K IH0 NG · 3 syllables · rare
  • brasquing B R AE1 S K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · rare
  • overtasking OW2 V AH0 R T AE1 S K IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • outasking AW0 T AE1 S K IH0 NG · 3 syllables · rare
  • casking K AE1 S K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · rare
  • outtasking AW0 T T AE1 S K IH0 NG · 3 syllables · rare
  • gasking G AE1 S K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · rare
  • unasking AH0 N AE1 S K IH0 NG · 3 syllables · rare
  • lasking L AE1 S K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • making M EY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • having HH AE1 V IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • taking T EY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
  • getting G EH1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • money-making M AH1 N IY0 M EY2 K IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
  • amazing AH0 M EY1 Z IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • decision-making D IH0 S IH1 ZH AH0 N M EY2 K IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • non-manufacturing N AA2 N M AE2 N Y AH0 F AE1 K CH ER0 IH0 NG · 6 syllables · standard
  • thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
  • passing P AE1 S IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • everlasting EH2 V ER0 L AE1 S T IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • go-getting G OW1 G EH2 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • self-understanding S EH2 L F AH2 N D AH0 R S T AE1 N D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • radiobroadcasting R EY2 D IH0 OW0 B R AO1 D K AE0 S T IH0 NG · 6 syllables · rare
  • dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • trying T R AY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • understanding AH2 N D ER0 S T AE1 N D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • die-casting D AY1 K AE2 S T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • lady-in-waiting L EY2 D IY0 AH0 N W EY1 D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

RhymeMore matches sound, not spelling. It splits a word into syllables, pulls out the vowel and the closing consonant of each, and groups candidates by how many syllables agree counting back from the end. The FAQ explains the method in full.

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