Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Skimming

To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

61 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Skimming"

11 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
brimming2Full to the brim.
trimming2noun(uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
dimming2nounThe process of becoming dim.
swimming2nounThe act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
him hung2
jim hung2
kim ung2
limb hung2
schimming2noun
slimming2nounThe process of making or becoming slimmer.
swim ming2

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Skimming"

50 words

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

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
grimace2nounA contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
timid2Lacking in courage or confidence.
image2nounA visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
beaming2nounSmilingly happy; showing happy emotion.
limit2nounA restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
scheming2nounThe activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.
beginning3noun(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
ringing2nounThe sound of something that rings.
giving2verbHaving the tendency to give; generous.
chilling2nounCausing mild fear.
slipping2nounThe act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.
bringing2nounThe act by which something is brought.
thinking2nounThought; verbal noun of think.
grinning2nounThe act or expression of one who grins.
linen2noun(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
building2noun(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
living2nounHaving life; alive.
bidding2nounThe act of placing a bid.
rimming2noun(informal, vulgar, slang) The act of performing a rim job; anilingus.
killing2nounThe act of killing.
swinging2nounThe act or motion of that which swings.
whistling2nounA shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
distance2noun(countable) An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
spinning2nounThe motion of something that spins.
knitting2nounThe action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
flipping2nounThe process of something being flipped or turned over.
phishing2noun(computing) The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
stemming2nounA process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
stinging2nounHaving the capacity to sting.
pimping2nounThe practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.
milking2nounThe act by which any animal is milked.
clinging2nounclingy.
sitting2nounA period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
shilling2nounThe currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
skipping2nounThe game, activity, or exercise of jump rope.
flinging2nounThe act by which something is flung.
women2nounThe fourth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
dripping2nounThe sound or action of something that drips.
inning2noun(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
singing2nounThe act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
thinning2nounThe action or result of reducing thickness, density, or number
springing2noun(uncountable) The action of the verb to spring.
kidding2nounThe action of the verb kid.
slinging2nounthrowing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)
scat singing3noun(jazz, singing) The act of vocalizing, using nonsense syllables or sounds (e.g. "dool-yuh doot-n dwee-dah") to create an improvised melodic solo, often imitative of other musical instruments.
hymning2nounA singing of hymns.
printing2noun(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
imprinting3noun(psychology, ethology) Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.
spitting2noun(chiefly archaic, medicine) expectoration
pinning2nounThe action of the verb pin in any sense.

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