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
Zelenskyy’s challenge of defending Ukraine against Putin and adjusting to Trump’s complicity in Putin’s deadly assaults reminds us of that adage about history not repeating itself but rhyming. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Much of Bread & Butter was made with reverence for the path Droog’s taken, from his early days of mistaken identity to rhyming with Madlib on The Tonight Show. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 While Polo and Nolo — whose rhyming names are a complete coincidence — are kicking, Hurricane Odalys is also active directly between them both. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 While Questlove gushed about Black Thought’s lyrical prowess in high school, his longtime rap counterpart returned the praise, thanking him for introducing a level of musicality that changed his approach to rhyming. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 That biblical idea, alongside Twain’s notion of history rhyming, also explains Burns’ pursuit of an evergreen quality in his documentaries. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Nothing is overly emphasized, but viewers who know the visual language of the show will recognize the repetition, like the second half of a rhyming couplet that completes this section of the story. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 The score of Time and Water incorporates rímur, epic rhyming poems that have been transmitted by Icelanders through the ages. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026 If the cheerily rhyming title about murder doesn’t quite do it for you, just Google what the posters look like. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhyming
Adjective
  • The machines flashed with bright lights and played rhythmic sounds.
    — New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • One of the naturally occurring patterns of electrical activity in the brain is rhythmic neural firing at a frequency of 40 hertz, referred to as the gamma frequency.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The move in its corresponding options prices was even bigger, with the Cboe Volatility index falling about four points to below 17, the biggest one-day drop in the volatility gauge since at least July.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Close wore a coat dress made of Burkina Faso fabric, while Stone was dressed in the corresponding blazer and skirt.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Not every character comes fully into focus, but among the most quietly vivid is a guy named Devon (the actor and comedian Nigil Whyte), who can applaud Peter’s embrace of fatherhood one moment and wax poetic about the joys of fisting the next.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • These songs leave a lot to the imagination, so these kids are summoned in these poetic portraits.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Launched in July, The Edit Stick, $32, marked the brand’s biggest marketing push and largest investment to date, coinciding with the debut of its Duo Brush Conceal, $26.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The installation was first publicly shown in New York on January 29, coinciding with the second anniversary of the death of Hind Rajab.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Starting next year, Snap is changing its primary audience reporting metric to global monthly active users.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The company also disclosed a second consecutive quarter of negative free cash flow, another metric causing concern among investors.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This pair of flat ankle boots came recommended by a friend in Oslo who wears the slim-fitting shoe to the office and while walking around the city on the weekends.
    — Abby Hepworth, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Technicians are currently fitting an electron Bernstein wave microwave system to inject extra heat into the plasma core.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • There are ones who are more ideological, others more poetical.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Here is a map and table with the conforming loan limits by county for 2026.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than conforming to what others — especially her brothers — expect of her, Red Jacob urges Ellen to play to her own unique strengths.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Rhyming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhyming. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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