riming

7.8

Words, often in poems, that end with the same sound

adjective
/ˈraɪmɪŋ/

Archaic

: rimado

The poem consisted of riming couplets throughout.

Examples

Many children learn to appreciate poetry through riming verses and fun rhymes.
These riming words made the verse memorable.
Shakespeare often used riming patterns in his sonnets.
The poem was filled with riming verses that delighted the audience.
I love riming words in my songs.
The nursery is filled with riming lines that help toddlers enjoy language.
In her latest book, she experimented with riming phrases that dance off the page.

Synonyms

rhymed

vsriming

1 3.2

Having the same end sounds in lines or words

refer to words or lines that possess corresponding end sounds in general

rhyming

vsriming

1.6

Words that have the same sound at the end, like cat and hat

focus on words or lines having corresponding end sounds rather than small units

end-rhymed

vsriming

Literature

7.0

A poem with rhymes at the ends of its lines

cover words or lines with corresponding sounds more generally not only line ends

Antonyms

unrhymed

Literature

6.4

Not having lines that end with the same sounds

How Rhymed

riming

Archaic

7.8

unrhymed

Literature

6.4

Surface Forms

riming positive

Morphology

riming = rime (semi-transparent) = rime + ing

Formed by the verb 'rime' + '-ing', the connection is clear, but the spelling variant (rime/rhyme) and potential confusion with 'rime' meaning frost reduce full transparency for learners.

Etymology

Riming comes from the familiar word rhyme, which comes from an old idea of 'repeat sound'. So riming describes words or lines that 'match' in sound at the ends, making the verse easy to remember.