Words that rhyme with resting
Top rhymes for resting
testing, suggesting, investing and requesting
19 common words rhyme with resting. The most common are testing, suggesting, investing and requesting.
Perfect rhymes for resting
3 syllables
4 syllables
- manifesting
- reinvesting
Show 2 rare words
- retesting
- breasting
Near rhymes for resting
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- expecting
- protecting
- accepting
- collecting
- connecting
- affecting
- reflecting
- directing
- selecting
- respecting
- rejecting
- projecting
- detecting
- correcting
- electing
- injecting
- intestine
- clandestine
- neglecting
- inspecting
- unsuspecting
- perfecting
- infecting
- prospecting
- suspecting
- disrespecting
- intersecting
- objecting
- subjecting
- effecting
- erecting
- excepting
- intercepting
- deflecting
- dissecting
- disconnecting
- redirecting
- reconnecting
- resurrecting
- ejecting
How resting sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹɛstɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (REST-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛstɪŋ |
Resting 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 resting?
- The most common rhymes for resting are testing, suggesting, investing, requesting, protesting and arresting.
- How many words rhyme with resting?
- We found 19 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for resting, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in resting?
- Resting has two syllables, with the stress on the first.