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