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Rhymes Here is a list of the words that rhyme with the word hesitating.This is ordered by best match. Changing color means the start of the next best set of words.
3 syllable words
5 syllable words
Near RhymesHere is a list of the words that nearly rhyme with the word hesitating.
2 syllable words

tempting

westling

nestling

bunting

melting

trusting

vesting

pelting

cresting

shunting

thrusting

testing

smelting

hunting

breasting

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slighting

something

stating

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whiting

writing

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etching

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inkling

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eking

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lighted

baghdad

misdeed

misdeeds

masthead

3 syllable words

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frustrating

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everything

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4 syllable words

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mountaineering

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custodian

custodians

liquidation

liquidations

custodial

Words that rhyme with the word hesitating

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Enter your "starter" word in the FIND RHYMES input box, and click search. It's really that simple! We separate perfect rhymes (near the top) from the imperfect rhymes (toward the bottom). In your rhyming results, colors descend based on the best rhyme. Once the color changes, you will notice the results reset back into alphabetical order. Click on any of the results for the word's definition, part of speech, use in Scrabble, and more. Please note that many of our results are proper nound or slang. While we may not store definitions for all of these words, we can direct you to the Google results for that word.


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  • Cat and Hat
  • Head and Red
  • Egg and Beg
  • Soap and Hope
  • True and Blue

Imperfect Rhymes

Near rhymes, otherwise known as imperfect rhymes, are words that sound the same but are not perfect rhymes. Having trouble deciding if a word is a perfect or imperfect rhyme? Here are some examples:

  • Cat and Bad
  • Head and Mud
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  • Soap and Chap
  • True and Cure

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When creating lyrics, there are five types of rhymes to choose from.

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  • Eye rhymes: look like they rhyme but sound different

Different Types of Rhymes
  • Mascline rhymes: have a stressed syllable
  • Feminine rhymes: have a stressless syllable.

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