Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Balking

73 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Balking"

50 words

These words rhyme exactly with "balking" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
mocking2nounderisive or contemptuous
shocking2nounInspiring shock; startling.
stalking2nounThe crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.
docking2noun(nautical) The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.
gawking2verbTo stare or gape stupidly.
squawking2nounSquawk, the sound of a squawk.
knocking2nounAn act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced
talking2nounThe action of the verb talk.
rocking2nounShaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
unlocking3verb(transitive) To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
blocking2nounThe act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
flocking2nounThe process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
interlocking4noun(rail transport) An arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through a set of intersecting tracks, such as junctions or crossings.
cocking2noun(vulgar) offensive or worthless
walking2Characterized by or suitable for walking.
stocking2noun(footwear) A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
caulking2nounA sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.
sleepwalking3nounThe act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
chalking2nounSomething chalked on a surface.
smocking2noun(sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.
clocking2nounA time measurement made according to a clock.
fire walking4nounthe ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers
jaywalking3nounAn act of behaving as a jaywalker.
silk stocking3nounwomen's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
socking2(UK) Very, extremely.
crocking2noun(slang, Canada, US, countable and uncountable) Silly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.
chocking2verbAny object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
ball hawking3nouna skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team
baulking2nounAlternative form of balking. [A frustration or disappointment; a check.]
frocking2nounmaterial for making frocks
manner of walking5nounmanner of walking
disability of walking8nouna disability that interferes with or prevents walking
grokking2verb
nocking2verb(transitive) To fit (an arrow) against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.
rayon stocking4nounwomen's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
restocking3nounAn act of replenishing stock.
support stocking4nounelasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins)
undocking3nounThe process by which something is undocked; removal from a dock.
ah king2a collection of short stories set in the Federated Malay States and elsewhere in Southeast Asia during the 1920s by W. Somerset Maugham.
bocking2nounA coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, filters and other items.
bourgeois king3
clock hung2
da qing2
hawk hung2
hawk king2
hawking2nounAction of the verb to hawk.
hocking2nounA river, the Hocking River in Ohio, United States, a tributary of the Ohio River.
la king2
lock hung2
locke king2

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Balking"

23 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
skulking2nounThe action of one who skulks.
marauding3nounraiding and pillaging
calling2nounA job or occupation.
walk-in2nounA facility or an event that principally handles customers who do not have an appointment.
popping2nounThe act or sound of something that pops.
jogging2nounThe practice of running at a relatively slow pace for exercise.
dogging2noun(UK, uncountable) The practice of having sexual intercourse in public places, especially parks, deliberately taking the chance of being watched.
hogging2nounTaking up too much of something so others cannot use it.
logging2nounAn act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).
hulking2nounLarge and bulky, heavily built; massive.
barking2nounThe action of the verb to bark.
clogging2nounThe situation of something being clogged.
bossing2noun(architecture) A boss; a projecting element.
stopping2nounThe act of something that stops; a halt.
balling2noun(African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
defrauding3nounThe act of committing fraud.
calking2nounAlternative form of caulking. [A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.]
malling2noun(chiefly Philippines) shopping or window-shopping in a shopping mall
balkan2nounOf or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants.
balkans2nounA cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey.
dawkins2nounA surname transferred from the given name.
stockton2nounA placename:
talkin2verb

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