Words that rhyme with yearning
Top rhymes for yearning
learning, turning, burning and returning
11 common words rhyme with yearning. The most common are learning, turning, burning and returning.
Perfect rhymes for yearning
3 syllables
- returning
- concerning
- discerning
- adjourning
4 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- spurning
Near rhymes for yearning
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 yearning sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈjɝnɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (YEARN-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɝnɪŋ |
Yearning 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 yearning?
- The most common rhymes for yearning are learning, turning, burning, returning, concerning and earning.
- How many words rhyme with yearning?
- We found 11 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for yearning, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in yearning?
- Yearning has two syllables, with the stress on the first.