Words that rhyme with happening
Closest near rhymes for happening
rationing, maddening, fastening and flattening
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for happening. The closest near rhymes are rationing, maddening, fastening and flattening.
Near rhymes for happening
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- rationing
- maddening
- fastening
- flattening
- fattening
- fashioning
- saddening
- blackening
- threatening
- platinum
- examining
- imagining
- reckoning
- grappling
- beckoning
- dampening
- captioning
- captaining
- patenting
- opening
- packaging
- trafficking
- battling
- abandoning
- tackling
- reopening
- rattling
- deepening
- baffling
- deafening
- paddling
- inhabiting
- babbling
- lessening
- ripening
- cackling
- haggling
- dabbling
- gelatinous
- cohabiting
Perfect rhymes for happening
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as happening.
How happening sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈhæpənɪŋ/ or /ˈhæpnɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (HAP-pen-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -æpənɪŋ |
Happening has three 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 happening?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with happening. Near rhymes such as rationing, maddening, fastening, flattening and fattening come closest.
- How many words rhyme with happening?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for happening, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in happening?
- Happening has three syllables, with the stress on the first.