Words that rhyme with lighting
Top rhymes for lighting
writing, fighting, exciting and citing
33 common words rhyme with lighting. The most common are writing, fighting, exciting and citing.
Perfect rhymes for lighting
3 syllables
- exciting
- inviting
- highlighting
- handwriting
- uniting
- songwriting
- inciting
- rewriting
- reciting
- firefighting
- infighting
- igniting
- screenwriting
- moonlighting
- bullfighting
- delighting
- spotlighting
- indicting
- backbiting
4 syllables
- underwriting
- reuniting
- expediting
- unexciting
- overwriting
- uninviting
Show 8 rare words
- reigniting
- slighting
- typewriting
- extraditing
- skywriting
- gunfighting
- nonbiting
- overexciting
Near rhymes for lighting
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- providing
- item
- riding
- hiding
- describing
- striking
- deciding
- pricing
- liking
- hiking
- sliding
- typing
- guiding
- titan
- dividing
- viking
- residing
- tighten
- icing
- siding
- presiding
- abiding
- sacrificing
- wiping
- piping
- biking
- lighten
- brighten
- enlighten
- prescribing
- gliding
- slicing
- enticing
- overriding
- frighten
- subscribing
- swiping
- colliding
- stereotyping
- bribing
How lighting sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (LIGHT-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -aɪtɪŋ |
Lighting 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 lighting?
- The most common rhymes for lighting are writing, fighting, exciting, citing, inviting and biting.
- How many words rhyme with lighting?
- We found 33 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for lighting, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in lighting?
- Lighting has two syllables, with the stress on the first.