Words that rhyme with whaling
Top rhymes for whaling
failing, sailing, scaling and detailing
31 common words rhyme with whaling. The most common are failing, sailing, scaling and detailing.
Perfect rhymes for whaling
2 syllables
3 syllables
- detailing
- prevailing
- unveiling
- retailing
- inhaling
- blackmailing
- curtailing
- unfailing
- derailing
- wholesaling
- impaling
- entailing
- surveilling
4 syllables
- countervailing
Show 3 rare words
- regaling
- assailing
- unavailing
Near rhymes for whaling
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- making
- taking
- playing
- saying
- training
- amazing
- waiting
- telling
- wearing
- selling
- operating
- paying
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- sharing
- remaining
- trading
- saving
- staying
- facing
- racing
- rating
- containing
- raising
- gaming
- claiming
- preparing
- maintaining
- explaining
- bearing
- relating
- caring
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- laying
- replacing
- stating
- staring
How whaling sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ or /ˈhweɪlɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (WHAL-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪlɪŋ |
Whaling 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 whaling?
- The most common rhymes for whaling are failing, sailing, scaling, detailing, mailing and prevailing.
- How many words rhyme with whaling?
- We found 31 common perfect rhymes and 3 rarer words for whaling, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in whaling?
- Whaling has two syllables, with the stress on the first.