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rhyme

/ɹaɪm/noun, verb1 syllable

Rhyme means: correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds).

Synonyms for rhyme2

noun, as in correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

rime

noun, as in a piece of poetry

verb, as in compose rhymes

rime

verb, as in be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

rime

What does rhyme mean?4

noun

1

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

2

a piece of poetry

verb

1

compose rhymes

2

be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable“‘hat’ and ‘cat’ rhyme”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rhyme?12

one syllable

two syllables

Show 40 near rhymes

Rhyme in a sentence

  • History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.deniko
  • Appealing mostly to families with small children, the park had a nursery rhyme theme.CM
  • What nonsense, there's no rhyme nor reason to what you're saying.calypsow
  • In this poem, every two lines rhyme with each other.doemaar14
  • History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.Adelpa
  • There's no rhyme or reason to that plan._undertoad
  • It's better not to use rhyme than to use hackneyed rhyme.shekitten
  • The ear is not very satisfied with this rhyme.samir_t

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rhyme

as a noun

plural
rhymes

as a verb

past tense
rhymed
present participle
rhyming
third-person singular
rhymes
past participle
rhymed