Words that rhyme with delaying
Top rhymes for delaying
playing, saying, paying and staying
36 common words rhyme with delaying. The most common are playing, saying, paying and staying.
Perfect rhymes for delaying
2 syllables
3 syllables
- displaying
- portraying
- surveying
- conveying
- decaying
- betraying
- obeying
- relaying
- replaying
- repaying
- downplaying
- crocheting
- buffeting
- outweighing
- taxpaying
4 syllables
- disobeying
- overpaying
- ricocheting
- overplaying
- underpaying
Show 8 rare words
- allaying
- dismaying
- prepaying
- haying
- purveying
- arraying
- nonpaying
- doomsaying
Near rhymes for delaying
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- graham
- rayon
- making
- taking
- training
- amazing
- waiting
- operating
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- remaining
- trading
- saving
- facing
- racing
- rating
- containing
- raising
- gaming
- claiming
- failing
- maintaining
- explaining
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- replacing
- stating
- engaging
- fascinating
- gaining
- chasing
- complaining
- entertaining
- indicating
- investigating
- shaking
- aging
How delaying sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈleɪɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-LAY-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪɪŋ |
Delaying has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with delaying?
- The most common rhymes for delaying are playing, saying, paying, staying, laying and praying.
- How many words rhyme with delaying?
- We found 36 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for delaying, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in delaying?
- Delaying has three syllables, with the stress on the second.