Words that rhyme with waking
Top rhymes for waking
making, taking, breaking and shaking
35 common words rhyme with waking. The most common are making, taking, breaking and shaking.
Perfect rhymes for waking
3 syllables
- breathtaking
- heartbreaking
- groundbreaking
- matchmaking
- filmmaking
- mistaking
- painstaking
- remaking
- printmaking
- retaking
- forsaking
- peacemaking
- bookmaking
- lawmaking
- steelmaking
- dressmaking
- backbreaking
- homemaking
4 syllables
- undertaking
- overtaking
- moneymaking
- papermaking
Show 5 rare words
- muckraking
- moviemaking
- lawbreaking
- glassmaking
- earthshaking
Near rhymes for waking
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- taken
- waiting
- operating
- dating
- creating
- trading
- facing
- racing
- rating
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- bacon
- replacing
- stating
- fascinating
- chasing
- indicating
- investigating
- generating
- mistaken
- frustrating
- devastating
- undertaken
- hating
- skating
- fundraising
- eliminating
- negotiating
- communicating
- rotating
- demonstrating
- graduating
- awaiting
- escaping
- shaping
- akin
- evaluating
- incorporating
How waking sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (WAK-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪkɪŋ |
Waking 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 waking?
- The most common rhymes for waking are making, taking, breaking, shaking, baking and undertaking.
- How many words rhyme with waking?
- We found 35 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for waking, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in waking?
- Waking has two syllables, with the stress on the first.