Words that rhyme with breaking
Top rhymes for breaking
making, taking, shaking and waking
35 common words rhyme with breaking. The most common are making, taking, shaking and waking.
Perfect rhymes for breaking
3 syllables
- breathtaking
- heartbreaking
- groundbreaking
- matchmaking
- filmmaking
- mistaking
- painstaking
- remaking
- printmaking
- retaking
- forsaking
- peacemaking
- bookmaking
- lawmaking
- steelmaking
- dressmaking
- backbreaking
- homemaking
4 syllables
- undertaking
- overtaking
- moneymaking
- papermaking
Show 5 rare words
- muckraking
- moviemaking
- lawbreaking
- glassmaking
- earthshaking
Near rhymes for breaking
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- taken
- waiting
- operating
- dating
- creating
- trading
- facing
- racing
- rating
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- bacon
- replacing
- stating
- fascinating
- chasing
- indicating
- investigating
- generating
- mistaken
- frustrating
- devastating
- undertaken
- hating
- skating
- fundraising
- eliminating
- negotiating
- communicating
- rotating
- demonstrating
- graduating
- awaiting
- escaping
- shaping
- akin
- evaluating
- incorporating
How breaking sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (BREAK-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪkɪŋ |
Breaking has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with breaking?
- The most common rhymes for breaking are making, taking, shaking, waking, baking and undertaking.
- How many words rhyme with breaking?
- We found 35 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for breaking, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in breaking?
- Breaking has two syllables, with the stress on the first.