Words that rhyme with deferring
Top rhymes for deferring
during, referring, occurring and transferring
18 common words rhyme with deferring. The most common are during, referring, occurring and transferring.
Perfect rhymes for deferring
3 syllables
5 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- nonrecurring
- demurring
Near rhymes for deferring
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- urine
- curran
- working
- learning
- turning
- serving
- burning
- returning
- searching
- nursing
- concerning
- earning
- emerging
- sterling
- hurting
- disturbing
- networking
- observing
- converting
- preserving
- surfing
- urging
- confirming
- flirting
- researching
- deserving
- wording
- lurking
- curling
- merging
- reversing
- asserting
- cursing
- hardworking
- inserting
- yearning
- jerking
- swirling
- affirming
- hurling
How deferring sounds
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɝɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (de-FER-ring) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɝɪŋ |
Deferring has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with deferring?
- The most common rhymes for deferring are during, referring, occurring, transferring, recurring and stirring.
- How many words rhyme with deferring?
- We found 18 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for deferring, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in deferring?
- Deferring has three syllables, with the stress on the second.