Words that rhyme with retreating
Top rhymes for retreating
meeting, eating, beating and treating
21 common words rhyme with retreating. The most common are meeting, eating, beating and treating.
Perfect rhymes for retreating
4 syllables
Show 1 rare word
- entreating
Near rhymes for retreating
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- reading
- leading
- speaking
- keeping
- increasing
- seeking
- sleeping
- feeding
- beaten
- releasing
- eaten
- bleeding
- breeding
- freaking
- needing
- misleading
- sweeping
- briefing
- preceding
- leaking
- intriguing
- decreasing
- speeding
- proceeding
- succeeding
- policing
- exceeding
- creeping
- leasing
- pleading
- sneaking
- weeping
- unbeaten
- housekeeping
- leaping
- seeding
- cheerleading
- peacekeeping
- conceding
- tweaking
How retreating sounds
| Pronunciation | /ɹiˈtɹitɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (re-TREAT-ing) |
| Stress pattern | da-DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -itɪŋ |
Retreating 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 retreating?
- The most common rhymes for retreating are meeting, eating, beating, treating, competing and cheating.
- How many words rhyme with retreating?
- We found 21 common perfect rhymes and 1 rarer word for retreating, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in retreating?
- Retreating has three syllables, with the stress on the second.