Words that rhyme with firing
Top rhymes for firing
hiring, requiring, inspiring and acquiring
13 common words rhyme with firing. The most common are hiring, requiring, inspiring and acquiring.
Perfect rhymes for firing
4 syllables
Show 2 rare words
- rehiring
- quiring
Near rhymes for firing
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- smiling
- filing
- styling
- siren
- profiling
- compiling
- piling
- dialing
- reconciling
- stockpiling
- beguiling
- trying
- writing
- fighting
- driving
- buying
- providing
- flying
- lying
- dying
- crying
- mining
- advertising
- exciting
- rising
- riding
- signing
- hiding
- lighting
- timing
- surprising
- applying
- describing
- striking
- underlying
- arriving
- dining
- climbing
- deciding
- cycling
How firing sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈfaɪɹɪŋ/ or /ˈfaɪɚɹɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (FIR-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -aɪɹɪŋ |
Firing 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 firing?
- The most common rhymes for firing are hiring, requiring, inspiring, acquiring, retiring and aspiring.
- How many words rhyme with firing?
- We found 13 common perfect rhymes and 2 rarer words for firing, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in firing?
- Firing has two syllables, with the stress on the first.