Rhymes with frightening
fright·en
F f Two-syllable rhymes
- lightning — a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
Three-syllable rhymes
- chain lightning — lightning that zigzags across the sky
- forked lightning — Forked lightning is lightning that divides into two or more parts near the ground.
- heat lightning — lightning too distant for thunder to be heard, observed as diffuse flashes near the horizon on summer evenings.
- lightening — the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity, occurring toward the end of pregnancy, changing the contour of the abdomen and facilitating breathing by lessening pressure under the diaphragm.
- whitening — a preparation for making something white; whiting.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- enlightening — Present participle of enlighten.