Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with holding

Words that share the ending of holding — folding, molding, withholding and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced HH OW1 L D IH0 NG.

Sound structure

holding has 2 syllables and is pronounced HH OW1 L D 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 folding, molding, withholding, unfolding.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
HH OW1 L D IH0 NG
Syllable breakdown
HH · OW1 · L · D · 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.

  • folding F OW1 L D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • molding M OW1 L D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • withholding W IH0 TH HH OW1 L D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • unfolding AH0 N F OW1 L D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • moulding M OW1 L D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • copyholding K AA1 P IH0 HH OW2 L D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • nonofficeholding N AA2 N AA1 F IH0 S HH OW2 L D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · rare
  • upholding AH0 P HH OW1 L D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • scolding S K OW1 L D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • manifolding M AE1 N IH0 F OW2 L D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • underwithholding AH1 N D ER0 W IH2 TH HH OW2 L D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · rare
  • shareholding SH EH1 R HH OW2 L D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • golding G OW1 L D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • overholding OW2 V AH0 R HH OW1 L D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • beholding B IH0 HH OW1 L D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · rare
  • bolding B OW1 L D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · rare
  • unbeholding AH0 N B IH0 HH OW1 L D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • smallholding S M AO1 L HH OW2 L D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · rare
  • unwithholding AH0 N W IH0 DH HH OW1 L D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · rare
  • landholding L AE1 N D HH OW2 L D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · rare

Near rhymes

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

  • going G OW1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • according AH0 K AO1 R D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • morning M AO1 R N IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • building B IH1 L D IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
  • following F AA1 L OW0 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
  • self-supporting S EH2 L F S AH0 P AO1 R D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • empire-building EH1 M P AY2 AH0 R B IH2 L D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • rolling R OW1 L IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
  • recording R AH0 K AO1 R D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • self-promoting S EH2 L F P R AH0 M OW1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • lady-in-waiting L EY2 D IY0 AH0 N W EY1 D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • talking T AO1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
  • dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • eye-rolling AY1 R OW2 L IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
  • non-performing N AA0 N P ER0 F AO1 R M IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
  • self-understanding S EH2 L F AH2 N D AH0 R S T AE1 N D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
  • voting V OW1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
  • been B IH1 N · 1 syllable · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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