Words that rhyme with explaining
Top rhymes for explaining
training, remaining, containing and maintaining
32 common words rhyme with explaining. The most common are training, remaining, containing and maintaining.
Perfect rhymes for explaining
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- entertaining
- ascertaining
Show 5 rare words
- overtraining
- spraining
- disdaining
- deigning
- outgaining
Near rhymes for explaining
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- gaming
- claiming
- aiming
- blaming
- naming
- framing
- flaming
- shaming
- proclaiming
- reclaiming
- taming
- renaming
- exclaiming
- maiming
- inflaming
- making
- taking
- playing
- saying
- amazing
- waiting
- changing
- operating
- paying
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- trading
- painting
- saving
- staying
- facing
- racing
- rating
- raising
- failing
- relating
- participating
- ranging
- celebrating
How explaining sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɪksˈpleɪnɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (ex-PLAIN-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪnɪŋ |
Explaining 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 explaining?
- The most common rhymes for explaining are training, remaining, containing, maintaining, gaining and complaining.
- How many words rhyme with explaining?
- We found 32 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for explaining, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in explaining?
- Explaining has three syllables, with the stress on the second.