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