Words that rhyme with imitating
Top rhymes for imitating
waiting, operating, dating and creating
267 common words rhyme with imitating. The most common are waiting, operating, dating and creating.
Perfect rhymes for imitating
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- operating
- celebrating
- fascinating
- indicating
- generating
- devastating
- demonstrating
- graduating
- separating
- advocating
- irritating
- dominating
- educating
- calculating
- circulating
- concentrating
- regulating
- stimulating
- contemplating
- integrating
- alternating
- decorating
- motivating
- estimating
- penetrating
- illustrating
- cultivating
- navigating
- culminating
- escalating
- activating
- isolating
- liberating
- terminating
- nominating
- captivating
- mitigating
- aggravating
- speculating
- suffocating
- emanating
- meditating
- radiating
- elevating
- insulating
- recreating
- compensating
- fluctuating
- renovating
- dedicating
- replicating
- simulating
- allocating
- formulating
- validating
- complicating
- propagating
- moderating
- undulating
- designating
- infiltrating
- fabricating
- mediating
- urinating
- emulating
- excavating
- oscillating
- deprecating
- tolerating
- hesitating
- innovating
- nauseating
- instigating
- agitating
- detonating
- orchestrating
- implicating
- automating
- duplicating
- emigrating
- legislating
- lubricating
- resonating
- confiscating
- deviating
- salivating
- dissipating
- delegating
- reinstating
- liquidating
- overstating
- denigrating
- incubating
- stipulating
- levitating
- perpetrating
- segregating
- medicating
- decimating
- relegating
- mutilating
- gravitating
- litigating
- titillating
- saturating
- impregnating
- populating
- percolating
- ventilating
- permeating
- marinating
- laminating
- perforating
- understating
- vacillating
- abdicating
- annotating
- tabulating
- promulgating
- inundating
5 syllables
- participating
- investigating
- eliminating
- negotiating
- communicating
- evaluating
- incorporating
- coordinating
- intimidating
- originating
- accelerating
- humiliating
- manipulating
- facilitating
- collaborating
- cooperating
- anticipating
- initiating
- accommodating
- accumulating
- appreciating
- illuminating
- debilitating
- exaggerating
- consolidating
- officiating
- commemorating
- discriminating
- associating
- exhilarating
- excruciating
- incriminating
- infuriating
- alienating
- congratulating
- perpetuating
- impersonating
- intoxicating
- evacuating
- interrogating
- articulating
- disseminating
- elaborating
- appropriating
- regenerating
- alleviating
- eradicating
- invigorating
- contaminating
- disintegrating
- reciprocating
- necessitating
- procrastinating
- reiterating
- recuperating
- corroborating
- evaporating
- extenuating
- exacerbating
- deliberating
- invalidating
- assassinating
- proliferating
- rejuvenating
- assimilating
- extrapolating
- precipitating
- exterminating
- approximating
- redecorating
- depreciating
- exasperating
- obliterating
- reverberating
- annihilating
- inaugurating
- retaliating
- electroplating
- accentuating
- delineating
- encapsulating
- authenticating
- decelerating
- degenerating
- adjudicating
- pontificating
- exonerating
- ingratiating
- reactivating
- amalgamating
- repudiating
- incinerating
- incarcerating
- predominating
- administrating
- repatriating
- deregulating
6 syllables
- deteriorating
- differentiating
- underestimating
- rehabilitating
- overestimating
- incapacitating
- renegotiating
- reevaluating
- misappropriating
- reinvigorating
Show 49 rare words
- affiliating
- subordinating
- reallocating
- castigating
- truncating
- resuscitating
- asphyxiating
- extricating
- recalculating
- consummating
- domesticating
- obviating
- enunciating
- excoriating
- commiserating
- abbreviating
- backdating
- procreating
- venerating
- emancipating
- plaiting
- abrogating
- fumigating
- coagulating
- obligating
- arbitrating
- syndicating
- concatenating
- immolating
- instantiating
- equivocating
- overrating
- chlorinating
- misstating
- prognosticating
- reincorporating
- elating
- extirpating
- hyphenating
- predicating
- inebriating
- postdating
- decaffeinating
- emaciating
- hydrogenating
- infatuating
- misallocating
- nitrating
- nonoperating
Near rhymes for imitating
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- making
- taking
- breaking
- trading
- facing
- racing
- placing
- replacing
- chasing
- shaking
- waking
- baking
- fundraising
- escaping
- shaping
- undertaking
- embracing
- upgrading
- fading
- breathtaking
- peyton
- heartbreaking
- tracing
- invading
- grading
- groundbreaking
- aiding
- faking
- spacing
- braking
- casing
- degrading
- pacing
- matchmaking
- scraping
- shading
- aching
- raiding
- straighten
- ultimatum
How imitating sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈɪməˌteɪtɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (IM-i-tat-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪtɪŋ |
Imitating has four 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 imitating?
- The most common rhymes for imitating are waiting, operating, dating, creating, rating and relating.
- How many words rhyme with imitating?
- We found 267 common perfect rhymes and 49 rarer words for imitating, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in imitating?
- Imitating has four syllables, with the stress on the first.