variants
or less commonly rime
1
a
: correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (such as two or more words or lines of verse)
b
: one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound
c
: correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: such as
(1)
(2)
2
a(1)
: rhyming verse
(2)
: poetry
b
: a composition in verse that rhymes
rhymeless
adjective
variants
or less commonly rime
rhymed also rimed; rhyming also riming
1
of a word or verse
: to end in syllables that are rhymes
2
: to make rhymes
also
: to compose rhyming verse
3
: to be in accord : harmonize
1
: to relate or praise in rhyming verse
2
a
: to put into rhyme
b
: to compose (verse) in rhyme
c
: to cause to rhyme : use as rhyme
rhymer
noun
1
2
: an accumulation of granular ice tufts on the windward sides of exposed objects that is formed from supercooled fog or cloud and built out directly against the wind
3
rime, rimester
5 of 5less common spellings of rhyme, rhymester
1
a
: correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (such as two or more words or lines of verse)
b
: one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound
c
: correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: such as
(1)
(2)
2
a(1)
: rhyming verse
(2)
: poetry
b
: a composition in verse that rhymes
Synonyms of rhyme
Examples of rhyme in a Sentence
Noun (1)
She used “moon” as a rhyme for “June.”
He couldn't think of a rhyme for “orange.”
They're learning about meter and rhyme.
Verb (1)
Please find the two lines that rhyme.
She rhymed “moon” with “June.”
Noun (2)
a heavy coating of rime
rime on the bedroom window after a bitterly cold night
Verb (2)
frost riming the doorknob
Recent Examples on the Web
Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
It's got a lot going on, but there's a reason to every rhyme.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
This time around, a serial stalker hunts down men and women alike, taunting them with videos filmed of them and rhyming texts, the detectives trying to track potential victims and save them before they’re killed.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.
—Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The rhyme references a viral chant that has taken the internet by storm during the NBA Finals in which the Knicks are currently up 3-1 against the San Antonio Spurs.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
It's got a lot going on, but there's a reason to every rhyme.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Verb
Ironically, this ideological anti-capitalism, in which criticality opposed complicity, derived its power by rhyming with the rise of the art market.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
This time around, a serial stalker hunts down men and women alike, taunting them with videos filmed of them and rhyming texts, the detectives trying to track potential victims and save them before they’re killed.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Noun
The rocks closest to the spray were white with rime, and a faint rainbow hung in the air, a diaphanous net catching color.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
In temperatures below freezing, fog can actually deposit ice onto objects at or near the ground, called rime ice.
—Ross Lazear, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhyme. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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