rhyming 1 of 2

variants also riming

rhyming

2 of 2

verb

variants also riming
present participle of rhyme

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rhyming
Verb
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
Adjective
  • The festival kicks off Thursday night with a Grand Tasting featuring small bites from local chefs, wine poured by the winemakers themselves, and a rhythmic night of music from The Psycodelics to round it out.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd nodded in rhythmic agreement.
    Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And, of course, the corresponding wine list has been built with care and primarily features low-intervention bottles from Portugal and Spain.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The distribution of crops and their corresponding prices changed between years for both counties, led by a resurgence in walnut prices.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The world is made of rooms, like hers, where private life takes place and the poetic imagination lights and then finds its way to the market square.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The most poetic plumbers, in our research, really talk specifically about one or two core values.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Deadline reported that Disney+ has ordered a TV event featuring special guest star Sabrina Carpenter to premiere in 2026, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the classic original series.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In 2024, coinciding with Puig’s IPO, the conglomerate acquired 100 per cent ownership of Byredo, aiming to expand the brand into new product categories.
    Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Vinicius Jr ranks as the fourth-fastest player in La Liga per SkillCorner’s PSV-99 metric so far this season, while both Federico Valverde and Alvaro Carreras are powerful off-ball runners out wide.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • September sales helped that metric — the month’s 3,769 transactions represented an 8% increase over last September.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That said, shoppers note that the sweater is tight-fitting and recommend sizing up for a looser fit, similar to Paltrow’s knit.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The only player fitting the indictment’s description is Anthony Davis.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Oct. 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
Verb
  • In 2025, the conforming loan limit for a single-family home is $1,209,750.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Both shows mix humor, philosophy, and principled outrage, riding the roller coaster of daily life in a world of stunning beauty and glaring injustice instead of conforming to any prepackaged TV format.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Rhyming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyming. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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