Words that rhyme with making
Top rhymes for making
taking, breaking, shaking and waking
35 common words rhyme with making. The most common are taking, breaking, shaking and waking.
Perfect rhymes for making
3 syllables
- breathtaking
- heartbreaking
- groundbreaking
- matchmaking
- filmmaking
- mistaking
- painstaking
- remaking
- printmaking
- retaking
- forsaking
- peacemaking
- bookmaking
- lawmaking
- steelmaking
- dressmaking
- backbreaking
- homemaking
4 syllables
- undertaking
- overtaking
- moneymaking
- papermaking
Show 5 rare words
- muckraking
- moviemaking
- lawbreaking
- glassmaking
- earthshaking
Near rhymes for making
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- taken
- waiting
- operating
- dating
- creating
- trading
- facing
- racing
- rating
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- bacon
- replacing
- stating
- fascinating
- chasing
- indicating
- investigating
- generating
- mistaken
- frustrating
- devastating
- undertaken
- hating
- skating
- fundraising
- eliminating
- negotiating
- communicating
- rotating
- demonstrating
- graduating
- awaiting
- escaping
- shaping
- akin
- evaluating
- incorporating
How making sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (MAK-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪkɪŋ |
Making 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 making?
- The most common rhymes for making are taking, breaking, shaking, waking, baking and undertaking.
- How many words rhyme with making?
- We found 35 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for making, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in making?
- Making has two syllables, with the stress on the first.