Words that rhyme with staying
Top rhymes for staying
playing, saying, paying and laying
36 common words rhyme with staying. The most common are playing, saying, paying and laying.
Perfect rhymes for staying
2 syllables
3 syllables
- displaying
- delaying
- portraying
- surveying
- conveying
- decaying
- betraying
- obeying
- relaying
- replaying
- repaying
- downplaying
- crocheting
- buffeting
- outweighing
- taxpaying
4 syllables
- disobeying
- overpaying
- ricocheting
- overplaying
- underpaying
Show 8 rare words
- allaying
- dismaying
- prepaying
- haying
- purveying
- arraying
- nonpaying
- doomsaying
Near rhymes for staying
These share the stressed vowel or the ending but not every sound. Songwriters call them slant rhymes.
- graham
- rayon
- making
- taking
- training
- amazing
- waiting
- operating
- breaking
- dating
- creating
- remaining
- trading
- saving
- facing
- racing
- rating
- containing
- raising
- gaming
- claiming
- failing
- maintaining
- explaining
- relating
- participating
- celebrating
- placing
- replacing
- stating
- engaging
- fascinating
- gaining
- chasing
- complaining
- entertaining
- indicating
- investigating
- shaking
- aging
How staying sounds
| Pronunciation | /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (STAY-ing) |
| Stress pattern | DUM-da |
| Rhyme sound | -eɪɪŋ |
Staying 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 staying?
- The most common rhymes for staying are playing, saying, paying, laying, praying and weighing.
- How many words rhyme with staying?
- We found 36 common perfect rhymes and 8 rarer words for staying, plus 40 near rhymes.
- How many syllables are in staying?
- Staying has two syllables, with the stress on the first.