Words that rhyme with lessening
Closest near rhymes for lessening
threatening, reckoning, deafening and beckoning
No common English word is a perfect rhyme for lessening. The closest near rhymes are threatening, reckoning, deafening and beckoning.
Near rhymes for lessening
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- threatening
- reckoning
- deafening
- beckoning
- freshening
- leavening
- listening
- wrestling
- questioning
- conditioning
- strengthening
- messaging
- mentioning
- positioning
- specimen
- commissioning
- rationing
- auditioning
- christening
- glistening
- lengthening
- vacationing
- decommissioning
- partitioning
- fastening
- petitioning
- repositioning
- fashioning
- stiffening
- reconditioning
- hastening
- unquestioning
- stationing
- deadening
- sectioning
- jessamine
- professional
- happening
- congressional
- feminine
Perfect rhymes for lessening
No common word ends with exactly the same sound as lessening.
How lessening sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛsənɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (LESS-en-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɛsənɪŋ |
Lessening has three syllables, with the stress on the first. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
Questions
- What rhymes with lessening?
- No common word rhymes perfectly with lessening. Near rhymes such as threatening, reckoning, deafening, beckoning and freshening come closest.
- How many words rhyme with lessening?
- We found 0 common perfect rhymes for lessening, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in lessening?
- Lessening has three syllables, with the stress on the first.