Words that rhyme with going
Top rhymes for going
growing, showing, knowing and throwing
38 common words rhyme with going. The most common are growing, showing, knowing and throwing.
When going sounds like /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ (GO-ing)
Perfect rhymes for going
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
Show 7 rare words
- torpedoing
- churchgoing
- oceangoing
- glassblowing
- plateauing
- moviegoing
- farrowing
Near rhymes for going
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- poem
- rowan
- protozoan
- rowen
- jeroboam
- hoping
- voting
- drawing
- smoking
- clothing
- rolling
- closing
- coaching
- promoting
- floating
- approaching
- controlling
- loading
- bowling
- joking
- opposing
- noting
- owning
- polling
- coding
- exposing
- imposing
- quoting
- coating
- posing
- coping
- downloading
- proposing
- choking
- exploding
- zoning
- roaming
- scrolling
- provoking
- composing
When going sounds like /ˈɡoʊɪn/ (GO-ing)
Perfect rhymes for going
2 syllables
- rowan
- rowen
4 syllables
- protozoan
Near rhymes for going
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- growing
- showing
- knowing
- throwing
- ongoing
- poem
- blowing
- flowing
- glowing
- owing
- slowing
- undergoing
- sewing
- outgoing
- rowing
- towing
- overflowing
- bowing
- snowing
- foregoing
- sowing
- overthrowing
- easygoing
- crowing
- unknowing
- bestowing
- forgoing
- toeing
- tiptoeing
- hoeing
- seagoing
- elbowing
- vetoing
- lowing
- outgrowing
- winnowing
- jeroboam
- open
- broken
- ocean
How going sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ or /ˈɡoʊɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (GO-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -oʊɪŋ |
Going has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with going?
- The most common rhymes for going are growing, showing, knowing, throwing, ongoing and blowing.
- How many words rhyme with going?
- We found 38 common perfect rhymes and 7 rarer words for going, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in going?
- Going has two syllables, with the stress on the first.