Words that rhyme with retaining
Top rhymes for retaining
training, remaining, containing and maintaining
32 common words rhyme with retaining. The most common are training, remaining, containing and maintaining.
Perfect rhymes for retaining
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
- entertaining
- ascertaining
Show 5 rare words
- overtraining
- spraining
- disdaining
- deigning
- outgaining
Near rhymes for retaining
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- gaming
- claiming
- aiming
- blaming
- naming
- framing
- flaming
- shaming
- proclaiming
- reclaiming
- taming
- renaming
- exclaiming
- maiming
- inflaming
- making
- taking
- playing
- saying
- amazing
- waiting
- changing
- operating
- paying
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- trading
- painting
- saving
- staying
- facing
- racing
- rating
- raising
- failing
- relating
- participating
- ranging
- celebrating
How retaining sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈteɪnɪŋ/ or /ɹiˈteɪnɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (re-TAIN-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪnɪŋ |
Retaining has three syllables, with the stress on the second. Rhymes must match from the stressed vowel to the end of the word.
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Questions
- What rhymes with retaining?
- The most common rhymes for retaining are training, remaining, containing, maintaining, explaining and gaining.
- How many words rhyme with retaining?
- We found 32 common perfect rhymes and 5 rarer words for retaining, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in retaining?
- Retaining has three syllables, with the stress on the second.