Rhymes with deafening
deaf·en·ing
D d Two-syllable rhymes
- aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
- blaring — to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
- blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
- breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
- deafen — If a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else at the same time.
- denning — Baron Alfred Thompson. 1899–1999, English judge; Master of the Rolls 1962-82
- inning — Usually, ins. persons in office or political power (distinguished from outs).
- meddling — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- peddling — trifling; paltry; piddling.
- roaring — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- running — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- settling — the act of a person or thing that settles.
- splitting — that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.
- telling — having force or effect; effective; striking: a telling blow.
- trembling — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- trying — extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience.
- wedding — the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials.
- wrestling — an act of or a bout at wrestling.
Three-syllable rhymes
- amazing — You say that something is amazing when it is very surprising and makes you feel pleasure, approval, or wonder.
- assembling — to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole.
- beckoning — a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like.
- crediting — Present participle of credit.
- deadening — A deadening situation destroys people's enthusiasm and imagination.
- defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- leavening — a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- lessening — to become less.
- leveling — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- listening — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- menacing — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- questioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
- reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- strengthening — to make stronger; give strength to.
- threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- thundering — of, relating to, or accompanied by thunder.
- unsettling — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- welcoming — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- definitely — You use definitely to emphasize that something is the case, or to emphasize the strength of your intention or opinion.
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- unbearable — not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.
- unquestioning — indicating or implying a question: a questioning tone in her voice.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- day of reckoning — If someone talks about the day of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people will be forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now.