Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Telling”

♬99 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Telling"

50 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
compelling	3	noun	very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention
dwelling	2	noun	A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
quelling	2	noun	The act by which something is quelled.
expelling	3	noun	The process by which something is expelled.
foretelling	3	noun	prediction
elong	2	verb	(transitive, obsolete) To lengthen out; to prolong.
propelling	3	noun	An act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.
repelling	3	noun	An act by which something is repelled; repulsion.
swelling	2	noun	The state of being swollen.
yelling	2	noun	The act of producing a yell.
storytelling	4	noun	The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
shelling	2	noun	An artillery bombardment.
celling	2	noun	(in combination) confinement in a cell
lake dwelling	3	noun	A prehistoric structure, built over shallow waters, such as a lake or marsh, supported on piles or artificial mounds of earth or wood.
paralleling	4	noun	A process of making or becoming figuratively parallel.
retelling	3	noun	A new, changed, or adapted version of a story.
spelling	2	noun	(uncountable) The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
short selling	3	noun	(commerce, finance) The practice of selling items or stock which one does not currently possess.
misspelling	3	noun	(uncountable) Incorrect spelling.
smelling	2	verb	The act by which something is smelled.
rebelling	3	noun	An act or feeling of rebellion.
well hung	2		Alternative form of well-hung. [(informal, vulgar) Having a large penis.]
excelling	3	verb	(intransitive) To be much better than others.
dispelling	3	verb	(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
jelling	2	verb	Synonym of jelly or gel.
helling	2	noun	A surname.
knelling	2	noun	The tolling of a bell.
quellung	2	noun	The swelling of the capsule of a bacterium; once used to identify the bacteria
rappelling	3	noun	A system used to descend heights with a rope.
overselling	4		Overselling or overbooking is sale of a volatile good or service in excess of actual supply.
underselling	4	noun	The act or practice of underselling.
reselling	3	verb	To sell again.
single dwelling	4	noun	a house that stands alone
outselling	3	verb	(transitive, stative) To sell more than; to surpass in sales.
bestselling	3		Alternative spelling of best-selling. [(marketing) Highly popular with consumers purchasing goods within a specific class.]
behling	2	noun	A surname.
bell hung	2		—
belling	2	noun	Bellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
cell lung	2		—
delling	2	noun	A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.
fehling	2	noun	—
felling	2	noun	The act by which something is felled.
flewelling	3	noun	A surname.
gehling	2	noun	A surname from German.
gelling	2	noun	A surname.
hotel ling	3		—
hsieh ling	3		—
kelling	2	noun	A surname.
l hung	2		—
l ing	2		—

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Telling"

49 words

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

Word	Syllables	Type	Definition
caring	2	noun	(of a person) Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.
overwhelming	4	noun	Very great or intense.
blessing	2	noun	Good fortune.
heaven	2	noun	(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
felon	2	noun	(criminal law) A person who has committed a felony (“serious criminal offence”); specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.
setting	2	noun	The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
rebellion	3	noun	(uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
melting	2	noun	The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.
jealous	2	verb	Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
tearing	2	noun	The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
spreading	2	noun	The act by which something is spread.
whelming	2	noun	Something that covers or submerges.
helen	2	noun	(Greek mythology) The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
helping	2	noun	The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
welding	2	noun	The joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.
seven	2	noun	The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
wedding	2	noun	A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
getting	2	noun	The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
begging	2	noun	The act of one who begs.
felons	2	noun	(criminal law) A person who has committed a felony (“serious criminal offence”); specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.
heading	2	noun	The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
sweating	2	noun	The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
checking	2	noun	An act whereby one checks something or someone (in any sense).
sharing	2	noun	The act by which something is shared.
betting	2	noun	The act of placing a bet.
letting	2	noun	(UK) Synonym of tenancy.
stepping	2	noun	The act of taking a step.
melon	2	noun	(countable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants
guessing	2	noun	The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
melons	2	noun	(slang, in the plural) A woman's breasts.
stressing	2	verb	(intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
swearing	2	noun	(linguistics) The act of swearing, or making an oath.
welting	2	noun	The act of making reinforcing welts.
helming	2	noun	(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
tellen	2	noun	(zoology) Archaic spelling of tellin. [(zoology) A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.]
elling	2		a Norwegian Black comedy film directed by Petter Næss.
bedding	2	noun	The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
belting	2	noun	(music, uncountable) The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.
ellen	2	noun	(theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
failing	2	noun	weakness; defect
fellin	2	noun	A surname.
hellen	2	noun	A surname.
magellan	3	noun	Ferdinand Magellan. (Portuguese explorer)
mellon	2	noun	(rare, chemistry) The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.
reading	2	noun	The process of interpreting written language.
sellin	2		a municipality on the Island of Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
staring	2	noun	Looking fixedly with wide-open eyes.
watermelon	4	noun	The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black seeds.
yellin	2	noun	A surname.

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