Words that rhyme with retiring
Top rhymes for retiring
firing, hiring, requiring and inspiring
18 common words rhyme with retiring. The most common are firing, hiring, requiring and inspiring.
When retiring sounds like /ɹɪˈtaɪɹɪŋ/ (re-TIR-ing)
Perfect rhymes for retiring
4 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- rehiring
- quiring
Near rhymes for retiring
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- smiling
- filing
- styling
- siren
- profiling
- compiling
- piling
- dialing
- reconciling
- stockpiling
- beguiling
- trying
- writing
- fighting
- driving
- buying
- providing
- flying
- lying
- dying
- crying
- mining
- advertising
- exciting
- rising
- riding
- signing
- hiding
- lighting
- timing
- surprising
- applying
- describing
- striking
- underlying
- arriving
- dining
- climbing
- deciding
- cycling
When retiring sounds like /ɹiˈtaɪɚɪŋ/
Perfect rhymes for retiring
Show 1 rare word
- spiering
Near rhymes for retiring
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- firing
- ironing
- deciphering
- lowering
- flowering
- empowering
- rioting
- powering
- towering
- showering
- dieting
- tiresome
- dialing
- layering
- scouring
- devouring
- cowering
- disquieting
- souring
- quieting
- glowering
How retiring sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈtaɪɹɪŋ/ or /ɹiˈtaɪɚɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (re-TIR-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -aɪɹɪŋ |
Retiring 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 retiring?
- The most common rhymes for retiring are firing, hiring, requiring, inspiring, acquiring and aspiring.
- How many words rhyme with retiring?
- We found 18 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for retiring, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in retiring?
- Retiring has three syllables, with the stress on the second.