Rhyme index
Words that rhyme with waiting
Words that share the ending of waiting — dating, rating, creating and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced W EY1 T IH0 NG.
Sound structure
waiting has 2 syllables and is pronounced W EY1 T 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 dating, rating, creating, stating.
Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese
- Pronunciation
- W EY1 T IH0 NG
- Syllable breakdown
- W · EY1 · T · 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.
- dating D EY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- rating R EY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- creating K R IY0 EY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
- stating S T EY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- operating AA1 P ER0 EY2 T IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- relating R IH0 L EY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
- non-operating N AA1 N AO1 P ER0 EY2 T IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- deteriorating D IH0 T IH1 R IY0 ER0 EY2 T IH0 NG · 6 syllables · standard
- hating HH EY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- celebrating S EH1 L AH0 B R EY2 T IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- frustrating F R AH1 S T R EY2 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
- participating P AA0 R T IH1 S AH0 P EY2 T IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- skating S K EY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- fascinating F AE1 S AH0 N EY2 T IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- rotating R OW1 T EY2 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
- investigating IH2 N V EH1 S T AH0 G EY2 T IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- mating M EY1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · standard
- indicating IH1 N D AH0 K EY2 T IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- awaiting AH0 W EY1 T IH0 NG · 3 syllables · standard
- eliminating IH0 L IH1 M AH0 N EY2 T IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
Near rhymes
The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.
- getting G EH1 T IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- making M EY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- taking T EY1 K IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- playing P L EY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- go-getting G OW1 G EH2 D IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- money-making M AH1 N IY0 M EY2 K IH0 NG · 4 syllables · common
- in IH0 N · 1 syllable · common
- lady-in-waiting L EY2 D IY0 AH0 N W EY1 D 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
- saying S EY1 IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- long-playing L AO1 NG P L EY2 IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- self-creating S EH2 L F K R IY0 EY1 D IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- thing TH IH1 NG · 1 syllable · common
- decision-making D IH0 S IH1 ZH AH0 N M EY2 K IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- training T R EY1 N IH0 NG · 2 syllables · common
- amazing AH0 M EY1 Z IH0 NG · 3 syllables · common
- fire-raising F AY1 AH0 R R EY2 Z IH0 NG · 4 syllables · standard
- dream D R IY1 M · 1 syllable · common
- self-generating S EH2 L F JH EH1 N AH0 R EY2 D IH0 NG · 5 syllables · standard
- lady L EY1 D IY0 · 2 syllables · common
Cross-language rhymes
A different language, but the sound still lines up.
- 레이디 3 syllables · common
- ベイビー 4 syllables · common
- 베이비 3 syllables · common
- メイビー 4 syllables · common
- 메이비 3 syllables · common
- ねじり ネジリ · 3 syllables · common
- 레인 2 syllables · common
- 君 キミ · 2 syllables · common
- 데이팅 3 syllables · noun · standard
- タイム 3 syllables · common
- 베레니깅 4 syllables · noun · standard
- イニング 4 syllables · common
- 링 1 syllable · noun · standard
- ブループリント 7 syllables · common
- 모터레이싱 5 syllables · noun · standard
- いち イチ · 2 syllables · common
- 디인터레이싱 6 syllables · noun · standard
- シェリス 3 syllables · common
- 스피드스케이팅 7 syllables · noun · standard
- スイング 4 syllables · common
How this was worked out
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