Words that rhyme with defying
Top rhymes for defying
trying, buying, flying and lying
72 common words rhyme with defying. The most common are trying, buying, flying and lying.
Perfect rhymes for defying
2 syllables
4 syllables
- underlying
- qualifying
- terrifying
- satisfying
- occupying
- horrifying
- modifying
- justifying
- testifying
- clarifying
- specifying
- unifying
- verifying
- multiplying
- gratifying
- simplifying
- notifying
- magnifying
- signifying
- classifying
- certifying
- glorifying
- purifying
- amplifying
- quantifying
- overlying
- falsifying
- fortifying
- edifying
- ratifying
- rectifying
- mystifying
- nullifying
- codifying
- gentrifying
5 syllables
6 syllables
- oversimplifying
Show 14 rare words
- personifying
- stultifying
- emulsifying
- reclassifying
- belying
- indemnifying
- retrying
- tieing
- speechifying
- overflying
- misapplying
- misidentifying
- mummifying
- semidrying
Near rhymes for defying
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- lion
- ion
- scion
- dandelion
- cation
- writing
- via
- fighting
- driving
- providing
- mining
- advertising
- exciting
- rising
- riding
- signing
- hiding
- lighting
- timing
- surprising
- firing
- describing
- hiring
- striking
- arriving
- smiling
- dining
- requiring
- climbing
- deciding
- filing
- inspiring
- pricing
- surviving
- diving
- liking
- shining
- organizing
- realizing
- defining
How defying sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfaɪɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-FY-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -aɪɪŋ |
Defying 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 defying?
- The most common rhymes for defying are trying, buying, flying, lying, dying and crying.
- How many words rhyme with defying?
- We found 72 common perfect rhymes and 14 rarer words for defying, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in defying?
- Defying has three syllables, with the stress on the second.