Words that rhyme with decaying
Top rhymes for decaying
playing, saying, paying and staying
36 common words rhyme with decaying. The most common are playing, saying, paying and staying.
Perfect rhymes for decaying
2 syllables
3 syllables
- displaying
- delaying
- portraying
- surveying
- conveying
- betraying
- obeying
- relaying
- replaying
- repaying
- downplaying
- crocheting
- buffeting
- outweighing
- taxpaying
4 syllables
- disobeying
- overpaying
- ricocheting
- overplaying
- underpaying
Show 8 rare words
- allaying
- dismaying
- prepaying
- haying
- purveying
- arraying
- nonpaying
- doomsaying
Near rhymes for decaying
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- graham
- rayon
- making
- taking
- training
- amazing
- waiting
- operating
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- remaining
- trading
- saving
- facing
- racing
- rating
- containing
- raising
- gaming
- claiming
- failing
- maintaining
- explaining
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- replacing
- stating
- engaging
- fascinating
- gaining
- chasing
- complaining
- entertaining
- indicating
- investigating
- shaking
- aging
How decaying sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-CAY-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪɪŋ |
Decaying has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with decaying?
- The most common rhymes for decaying are playing, saying, paying, staying, laying and praying.
- How many words rhyme with decaying?
- We found 36 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for decaying, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in decaying?
- Decaying has three syllables, with the stress on the second.