Rhyme Dictionary
Rhymes with “Decaying”
To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
♬93 rhyming words found
🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Decaying"
50 wordsThese words rhyme exactly with "decaying" — same ending sound.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| braying | 2 | noun | An act or sound of braying. |
| swaying | 2 | noun | The motion of something that sways. |
| slaying | 2 | noun | Killing, especially the murder of a human. |
| playing | 2 | noun | (gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played. |
| flaying | 2 | noun | The act by which something is flayed. |
| surveying | 3 | noun | The applied science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them. |
| praying | 2 | noun | An act of saying a prayer. |
| straying | 2 | noun | The act of one who strays; deviation or sin, often sexual infidelity. |
| conveying | 3 | noun | act of transferring property title from one person to another |
| dismaying | 3 | noun | Disheartening; daunting. |
| allaying | 3 | noun | An allayment. |
| relaying | 3 | noun | An instance of something being relayed. |
| downplaying | 3 | noun | The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important. |
| displaying | 3 | noun | The process by which something is displayed; a showing. |
| splaying | 2 | noun | A shape or motion that splays. |
| replaying | 3 | noun | The act by which something is replayed. |
| buffeting | 3 | noun | A blow or motion that buffets. |
| spraying | 2 | noun | The act by which something is sprayed. |
| staying | 2 | noun | A stay or visit. |
| betraying | 3 | noun | That betrays |
| portraying | 3 | noun | a representation by picture or portraiture |
| egg laying | 3 | noun | the production of eggs (especially in birds) |
| doomsaying | 3 | noun | The action of making dire predictions about the future |
| crocheting | 3 | noun | A form of needlework that is made using a crochet. |
| fraying | 2 | noun | Frayed material. |
| delaying | 3 | noun | A delay. |
| preying | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To act as a predator. |
| repaying | 3 | verb | Synonym of pay back in all senses. |
| roleplaying | 3 | noun | Action in which a person takes on a role (as that of an actor) and acts out being that character. |
| taxpaying | 3 | noun | That pays taxes. |
| disobeying | 4 | verb | (intransitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey. |
| obeying | 3 | verb | (transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. |
| sleighing | 2 | noun | A ride on a sleigh. |
| mayeng | 2 | noun | The tree Pterospermum acerifolium. |
| neighing | 2 | noun | The sound made by a horse: an act or instance of the verb neigh. |
| prepaying | 3 | verb | To pay in advance, or beforehand |
| purveying | 3 | verb | (transitive) To furnish or provide. |
| ricocheting | 4 | verb | To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction. |
| graying | 2 | verb | An achromatic colour between black and white. |
| overpaying | 4 | verb | (ambitransitive) To pay too much. |
| carillon playing | 5 | noun | playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower |
| greying | 2 | the fourth full-length album released by The Banner on Good Fight Music on December 9, 2014. | |
| outweighing | 3 | verb | (transitive) To exceed in importance or value. |
| overplaying | 4 | verb | (ambitransitive, acting) To overdo or overact one's effect or role. |
| underpaying | 4 | verb | (transitive) To pay (someone) less than the value of their work; to pay (someone) insufficiently. |
| nonpaying | 3 | not paying | |
| decay hung | 3 | — | |
| doorway hung | 3 | — | |
| hallway hung | 3 | — | |
| j ing | 2 | — |
🎵 Near Rhymes for "Decaying"
43 wordsThese words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.
| Word | Syllables | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| degrading | 3 | noun | Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded. |
| craving | 2 | noun | A strong desire; yearning. |
| amazing | 3 | Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising. | |
| annoying | 3 | noun | Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. |
| creating | 3 | noun | creation |
| baying | 2 | noun | An instance of baying; a howl. |
| contemplating | 4 | verb | To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider. |
| making | 2 | noun | The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction. |
| changing | 2 | noun | Change; alteration. |
| aging | 2 | noun | The process of becoming older or more mature. |
| mistaken | 3 | (with a copula verb, often with about) Having an incorrect belief. | |
| betrayal | 3 | noun | The act of betraying. |
| saying | 2 | noun | A proverb or maxim. |
| escaping | 3 | noun | The act of one who escapes; an escape. |
| raising | 2 | noun | Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity. |
| praising | 2 | noun | An act of giving praise. |
| deteriorating | 6 | Getting worse. | |
| lacing | 2 | noun | That with which something is laced. |
| destroying | 3 | verb | (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist. |
| pavement | 2 | noun | (chiefly UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Mid-Atlantic US, countable) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road. |
| fading | 2 | noun | The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment. |
| waiting | 2 | noun | The act of staying or remaining in expectation. |
| laying | 2 | noun | The act by which something is laid (in any sense). |
| disintegrating | 5 | That causes disintegration. | |
| rating | 2 | noun | A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something. |
| saving | 2 | noun | A reduction in cost or expenditure. |
| racing | 2 | noun | The sport of competing in races. |
| drying | 2 | noun | A method of food preservation by removing water. |
| grayish | 2 | Somewhat gray. | |
| gaining | 2 | noun | Gain; profit. |
| invading | 3 | involving invasion or aggressive attack | |
| haying | 2 | noun | The act of gathering hay. |
| containing | 3 | noun | (in the plural) contents |
| wasting | 2 | noun | Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass. |
| weighing | 2 | noun | The process by which something is weighed. |
| paying | 2 | noun | payment |
| faking | 2 | noun | The act of something being faked. |
| arraying | 3 | noun | The act of clothing or adorning. |
| denying | 3 | noun | The act of one who denies something; a denial. |
| enjoying | 3 | verb | (transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something. |
| stay in | 2 | verb | (intransitive) To remain at home. |
| cadence | 2 | noun | Balanced, rhythmic flow. |
| wayans | 2 | noun | — |
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