Words that rhyme with licking
Top rhymes for licking
picking, kicking, sticking and clicking
9 common words rhyme with licking. The most common are picking, kicking, sticking and clicking.
Perfect rhymes for licking
3 syllables
- nitpicking
4 syllables
- politicking
Near rhymes for licking
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- getting
- missing
- sitting
- chicken
- shipping
- fishing
- hitting
- kidding
- fitting
- digging
- kissing
- wishing
- committing
- bidding
- admitting
- splitting
- quitting
- slipping
- flipping
- ripping
- skipping
- submitting
- tipping
- stricken
- stripping
- tripping
- dipping
- dripping
- spitting
- permitting
- knitting
- transmitting
- rigging
- dismissing
- gripping
- whipping
- sipping
- sniffing
- babysitting
- emitting
How licking sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (LICK-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -ɪkɪŋ |
Licking 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 licking?
- The most common rhymes for licking are picking, kicking, sticking, clicking, ticking and tricking.
- How many words rhyme with licking?
- We found 9 common perfect rhymes for licking, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in licking?
- Licking has two syllables, with the stress on the first.