Words that rhyme with coming

  • assuming
    adj 1: excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" [syn: assumptive, assuming, presumptuous]
  • becoming
    adj 1: according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [syn: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly] 2: displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
  • beginning
    adj 1: serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" [syn: beginning(a), first] n 1: the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" [ant: conclusion, ending, finish] 2: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle] 3: the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" [ant: end, middle] 4: the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source] 5: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" [syn: beginning, start, commencement] [ant: finish, finishing]
  • blackening
    n 1: changing to a darker color [syn: blackening, darkening]
  • charming
    adj 1: pleasing or delighting; "endowed with charming manners"; "a charming little cottage"; "a charming personality" 2: possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers" [syn: charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a), wizardly]
  • commissioning
    n 1: the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions [syn: commission, commissioning]
  • conditioning
    n 1: a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
  • cunning
    adj 1: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" [syn: cunning, cute] 2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily] 3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" [syn: clever, cunning, ingenious] n 1: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception [syn: craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness] 2: crafty artfulness (especially in deception)
  • cushioning
    n 1: artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort [syn: padding, cushioning]
  • dampening
    n 1: the act of making something slightly wet [syn: moistening, dampening]
  • darkening
    adj 1: becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky" n 1: changing to a darker color [syn: blackening, darkening]
  • deadening
    adj 1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome" [syn: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome] n 1: the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) [syn: stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening]
  • deafening
    adj 1: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery]
  • deepening
    adj 1: accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk" [syn: deepening(a), thickening(a)] n 1: a process of becoming deeper and more profound
  • determining
    adj 1: having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)]
  • disarming
    adj 1: capable of allaying hostility n 1: act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete" [syn: disarming, disarmament] [ant: armament, arming, equipping]
  • disheartening
    adj 1: destructive of morale and self-reliance [syn: demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting]
  • disillusioning
    adj 1: freeing from illusion or false belief [syn: disenchanting, disillusioning]
  • dreaming
    n 1: imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" [syn: dream, dreaming] 2: a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night" [syn: dream, dreaming]
  • drumming
    n 1: the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"
  • forthcoming
    adj 1: at ease in talking to others [syn: extroverted, forthcoming, outgoing] 2: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming] 3: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"
  • funding
    n 1: financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing] 2: the act of financing [syn: financing, funding]
  • gloaming
    n 1: the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" [syn: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle]
  • gumming
    n 1: ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth) [syn: mumbling, gumming]
  • homecoming
    n 1: an annual school or university reunion for graduates 2: a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party" [syn: return, homecoming]
  • homing
    adj 1: orienting or directing homeward or to a destination; "the homing instinct"; "a homing beacon"
  • housewarming
    n 1: a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home
  • humming
    n 1: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic" [syn: hum, humming] 2: the act of singing with closed lips
  • hunting
    n 1: the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport [syn: hunt, hunting] 2: the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone [syn: search, hunt, hunting] 3: the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts [syn: hunt, hunting]
  • incoming
    adj 1: arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail" [ant: outgoing] 2: entering upon a position of office vacated by another; "the incoming president" [ant: outgoing] n 1: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming]
  • jumping
    n 1: the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump 2: the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected" [syn: jump, jumping]
  • lemming
    n 1: any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
  • lying
    n 1: the deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: lying, prevarication, fabrication]
  • morning
    n 1: the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" [syn: morning, morn, morning time, forenoon] 2: a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn: good morning, morning] 3: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow] [ant: sundown, sunset] 4: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world" [syn: dawn, morning]
  • nothing
    adv 1: in no respect; to no degree; "he looks nothing like his father" n 1: a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" [syn: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
  • numbing
    adj 1: causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of grief"
  • oncoming
    adj 1: moving toward one n 1: the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia" [syn: onset, oncoming]
  • plumbing
    n 1: utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage [syn: plumbing, plumbing system] 2: the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) [syn: plumbing, plumbery] 3: measuring the depths of the oceans [syn: bathymetry, plumbing]
  • promising
    adj 1: showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man" 2: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" [syn: bright, hopeful, promising]
  • punning
    n 1: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" [syn: pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia]
  • running
    adj 1: (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream; "as mountain stream with freely running water"; "hovels without running water" [ant: standing(a)] 2: continually repeated over a period of time; "a running joke among us" 3: of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays" [ant: pass(a), passing(a)] 4: executed or initiated by running; "running plays worked better than pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "a running start" [ant: standing(a)] 5: measured lengthwise; "cost of lumber per running foot" [syn: linear, running(a)] 6: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" [syn: running(a), operative, functional, working(a)] n 1: (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" [syn: run, running, running play, running game] 2: the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit" [syn: run, running] 3: the state of being in operation; "the engine is running smoothly" 4: the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time" 5: the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track [syn: track, running]
  • scheming
    adj 1: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" [syn: calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd] 2: concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger" [syn: designing, scheming]
  • shooting
    n 1: the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" [syn: shooting, shot] 2: killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"
  • shortcoming
    n 1: a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: defect, shortcoming]
  • stunning
    adj 1: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" [syn: arresting, sensational, stunning] 2: causing great astonishment and consternation; "the strike came as a stunning protest against management"; "a stunning defeat" 3: causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility; "laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow"; "a stunning detonation with volumes of black smoke" 4: strikingly beautiful or attractive; "quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure"; "stunning photographs of Canada's wilderness areas"
  • thing
    n 1: a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing" 2: an action; "how could you do such a thing?" 3: a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart" 4: an artifact; "how does this thing work?" 5: an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..." 6: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: matter, affair, thing] 7: a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?" 8: an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" 9: any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..." 10: a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds" 11: a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him" 12: a separate and self-contained entity
  • timing
    n 1: the time when something happens 2: the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
  • trimming
    n 1: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree" 2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: trimming, trim, passementerie] 3: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: trim, trimming, clipping]
  • unassuming
    adj 1: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" [syn: retiring, unassuming]
  • unbecoming
    adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward]
  • upcoming
    adj 1: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" [syn: approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcoming]
  • welcoming
    adj 1: very cordial; "a welcoming smile"
  • fleming
    n 1: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) [syn: Fleming, Ian Fleming, Ian Lancaster Fleming] 2: Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) [syn: Fleming, Alexander Fleming, Sir Alexander Fleming] 3: a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian
  • wyoming
    n 1: a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east [syn: Wyoming, Equality State, WY]
  • blossoming
    n 1: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [syn: blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence]
  • heartwarming
    adj 1: causing gladness and pleasure; "Is there a sight more heartwarming than a family reunion?"
  • coaming
    n 1: a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out
  • betokening
  • blazoning
  • bottoming
  • bugging
  • bumming
  • bumping
  • championing
  • chumming
  • cottoning
  • crimsoning
  • curtaining
  • fronting
  • gunning
  • hustling
  • overcoming
  • pumping
  • rerunning
  • slamming
  • slumming
  • something
  • strumming
  • succumbing
  • summing
  • thrumming
  • thumbing
  • unforthcoming
  • crumbing
  • cumming
  • dumbing
  • kunming
  • lycoming
  • outrunning
  • bunning
  • sycamine

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