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Rhymes with “Holding

71 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Holding"

22 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
scolding2nounAn unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child; an earful; dressing down.
withholding3nounThe deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
molding2nounThe act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
upholding3nounThe act by which something is upheld.
unfolding3noun(often figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
beholding3nounThe act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
handholding3nounHolding hands.
folding2nounThe action of folding; a fold.
shareholding3nounOwning shares.
landholding3nounThe state or practice of owning land.
moulding2noun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of molding. [The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.]
golding2nounA surname.
stockholding3noun(finance) An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
quirk molding3nouna molding having a small groove in it
quirk moulding3nouna molding having a small groove in it
underwithholding5verb(finance) To withhold an inadequate amount of tax for an employee etc., leaving a liability to pay the rest at a later stage.
bankholding3noun
bolding2nounThe process of putting text in boldface.
gold hung2
hold ing2(transitive) To grasp or grip.
kolding2nounA port town and municipality of the Southern Denmark region, Denmark.
shipholding3owning a ship or ships

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Holding"

49 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
foreboding3nounA sense of evil to come.
revolting3nounrepulsive, disgusting
golden2nounMade of, or relating to, gold.
consoling3nounReducing grief, sorrow, or disappointment; comforting.
strolling2nounThe taking of a stroll.
jolting2Causing or characterized by sudden abrupt movements.
closing2nounThe act by which something is closed.
beholden3(usually with 'to') Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.
glowing2nounThat glows or glow.
hoping2(rare) Filled with or inspiring hope.
choking2nounThe process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
flowing2nounMoving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
controlling3nounThe act of exerting control.
boding2foreboding, ominous, portending.
growing2noungrowth; increase
embolden3verbTo render (someone) bolder or more courageous; to encourage, to hearten.
smoking2noun(usually) The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
swollen2Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
clothing2nounAny of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
blowing2nounThe act of one who blows, or that which blows.
exploding3noun(figurative) Having the appearance of an explosion.
tolling2nounThe act by which a bell is tolled.
rolling2nounMoving by turning over and over about an axis.
molting2nounA molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
eroding3noun(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
coding2nounThe process of writing computer software code.
polling2noun(politics, uncountable) the process of voting in an election.
bolting2nounAn act of bolting or running away.
hold in2verb(transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
patrolling3nounThe act of going on patrol.
imploding3verb(intransitive) To collapse or burst inward violently.
molden2nounA surname.
loading2noun(countable, uncountable) The process by which something is loaded.
bowling2nounA game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
stolen2nounThat has been stolen.
trolling2nounThe act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).
overloading4noun(object-oriented programming) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.
holing2noun(mining) undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.
coaling2nounThe supplying of a ship or steam locomotive with coal.
colden2verb(Scotland, ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To grow or make cold.
rolled in2
bolden2noun(transitive, obsolete except UK, dialectal) Synonym of embolden (“To render (someone) bolder or more courageous”).
boldin2nounA surname.
holden2nounA male given name transferred from the surname.
holdings2nounSomething that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
olden2nounFrom or relating to a previous era.
poling2nounThe act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles.
roling2nounA surname.
stay golden3

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