variants
or less commonly rime
2
a
: correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance (such as two or more words or lines of verse)
b
: one of two or more words thus corresponding in sound
c
: correspondence of other than terminal word sounds: such as
(1)
(2)
rhymeless
adjective
variants
or less commonly rime
rhymed also rimed; rhyming also riming
1
: to relate or praise in rhyming verse
2
a
: to put into rhyme
b
: to compose (verse) in rhyme
c
: to cause to rhyme : use as rhyme
1
: to make rhymes
also
: to compose rhyming verse
2
of a word or verse
: to end in syllables that are rhymes
3
: to be in accord : harmonize
rhymer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of rhyme in a Sentence
Noun
She used “moon” as a rhyme for “June.”
He couldn't think of a rhyme for “orange.”
They're learning about meter and rhyme.
Verb
Please find the two lines that rhyme.
She rhymed “moon” with “June.”
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
For Still Praying, the Buffalo soldier links with DJ Drama, who serves as the host amid rampant rhyme spills on the part of Westside and his Griselda cohorts.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Sometimes sticking to a formula, trying to rhyme, can be limiting.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Gloria obliged, balancing out Jay’s heady rhymes with spoken reminiscences, making the track feel like a mini oral history.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
For Still Praying, the Buffalo soldier links with DJ Drama, who serves as the host amid rampant rhyme spills on the part of Westside and his Griselda cohorts.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Mononoke’s murder mysteries are circular but never boring: Its stories echo and rhyme with one another as the merchant travels from town to town, a spell-binding take on the supernatural.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Sometimes sticking to a formula, trying to rhyme, can be limiting.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhyme. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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