Words that rhyme with returning
Top rhymes for returning
learning, turning, burning and concerning
11 common words rhyme with returning. The most common are learning, turning, burning and concerning.
Perfect rhymes for returning
3 syllables
- concerning
- discerning
- adjourning
4 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- spurning
Near rhymes for returning
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- confirming
- affirming
- squirming
- reaffirming
- firming
- terming
- during
- working
- coming
- running
- becoming
- determine
- serving
- searching
- referring
- upcoming
- nursing
- earnings
- stunning
- emerging
- sterling
- hurting
- disturbing
- occurring
- networking
- incoming
- forthcoming
- observing
- transferring
- converting
- preserving
- surfing
- recurring
- stirring
- urging
- flirting
- researching
- plumbing
- sermon
- deserving
How returning sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈtɝnɪŋ/ or /ɹiˈtɝnɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (re-TURN-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɝnɪŋ |
Returning 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 returning?
- The most common rhymes for returning are learning, turning, burning, concerning, earning and yearning.
- How many words rhyme with returning?
- We found 11 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for returning, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in returning?
- Returning has three syllables, with the stress on the second.