rhyming 1 of 2

variants also riming
present participle of rhyme

rhyming

2 of 2

adjective

variants also riming

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rhyming
Adjective
Especially love the rapid-fire rhyming shout-outs to some of the fair's finer delicacies. Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025 He’s become known for rhyming in hushed tones over melancholy production, a sound that’s birthed an entire wing of like-minded indie rappers. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 Algorithms for Toddlers is a whole semester of undergraduate algorithms condensed into 14 illustrated pages with rhyming couplets. Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025 Told in rhyming verse, the story follows Mia and her mommy on their Saturday morning trip to the grocery store. Essence, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyming
Verb
  • The news about the rocket test was published coinciding with North Korea’s 77th Day of the Foundation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, an anniversary around which Pyongyang has tested weapons in the past.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Kensington Palace confirmed that William will carry out royal duties Monday through Wednesday, directly coinciding with Harry’s planned public appearances.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In another photo, Cardi struck a pose in her thong bodysuit and showed off her backside (massive peacock tattoo, and all) while standing alongside her album's latest cover and corresponding box set.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Mecklenburg County online records on the state’s eCourts system do not show any corresponding case files related to this arrest.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The rhythmic beat takes us on a love story full of sensuality, something that these Colombian and Colombian-Mexican groups handle perfectly.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This rhythmic driving can create new forms of order that are impossible to achieve in equilibrium, revealing phenomena beyond the reach of conventional phases of matter.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mercury and Jupiter are harmonizing, sending new friends your way!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Each object is designed to stand on its own as a statement piece while still harmonizing with the rest of the range.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • What the poem’s constitutive range of modal verbs exemplify is a mode of poetic questioning.
    Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Ahmed, 42, waxes poetic while behind the wheel, speeding against traffic.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To mark the night, Sánchez donned a cream Schiaparelli mermaid gown with a form-fitting corseted top and a black back panel with a small train.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The problem is that my iPhone 14 Pro Max is long, and the grip prevents the adapters from fitting into the socket of my iPhone.
    Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The comic video resonated with Japan’s thirty to forty-something demographic that grew up on the pop band’s hits, topping the Billboard Japan’s video views metric for two consecutive weeks and continuing to chart in the upper ranks today.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In my experience, views are the only honest metric left.
    Ivana Johnston, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Svelte yet heavy, Clipse’s latest sees all their phonetic and poetical gifts rendered to subtly maximal effect, with their lithe vocals cresting Pharrell’s glossy surfaces like snowfall.
    Peter A. Berry, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • Through the map, like the ship, Pace argues, time, space, and place are linked to cultural, personal, poetical, and political memory.
    Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Rhyming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyming. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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