Words that rhyme with laying
Top rhymes for laying
playing, saying, paying and staying
36 common words rhyme with laying. The most common are playing, saying, paying and staying.
Perfect rhymes for laying
2 syllables
3 syllables
- displaying
- delaying
- 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 laying
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 laying sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈleɪɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (LAY-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪɪŋ |
Laying 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 laying?
- The most common rhymes for laying are playing, saying, paying, staying, praying and weighing.
- How many words rhyme with laying?
- We found 36 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for laying, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in laying?
- Laying has two syllables, with the stress on the first.