Rhymes with comprehending
com·pre·hend
C c Three-syllable rhymes
- attending — having primary responsibility for a patient.
- commending — Present participle of commend.
- depending — to rely; place trust (usually followed by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report.
- impending — about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
- intending — designing or aiming to be; prospective or aspiring: intending surgeons.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- unbending — not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.
- unending — a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
- amending — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- ascending — If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
- condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- deficit spending — Deficit spending is an economic policy in which a government spends more money raised by borrowing than it receives in revenue.
Two-syllable rhymes
- bending — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- blending — to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe.
- fending — to ward off (often followed by off): to fend off blows.
- mending — the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- pending — while awaiting; until: pending his return.
- rending — to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.
- spending — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- tending — to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- trending — emerging as a popular trend: trending fashion accessories.
- vending — to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
- wending — to pursue or direct (one's way).