Words that rhyme with dire
Dire is a 1-syllable word with 88 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are acquire, admire, afire. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of dire
adjective
- fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
- causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
1 syllable
- are
- ayah
- brier
- buyer
- choir
- drier
- dryer
- fire
- flier
- flyer
- gyre
- hire
- ire
- liar
- lyre
- mire
- pyre
- quire
- skier
- tier
- wire
- plier
- trier
- stria
- gaia
- glia
- briar
- byre
- crier
- dyer
- friar
- fryer
- prior
- shire
- sire
- spire
- squire
- tire
- tyre
- frier
- maia
- playa
- shyer
- via
- beier
- breier
- hier
- skyer
- prier
- shier
- eyer
- ayer
- bleier
- bryer
- byer
- cryer
- dwyer
- grier
- meier
- meyer
- pryor
- wyre
- mair
- squier
- noir
2 syllables
3 syllables
Examples of "dire" in lyrics
See how dire is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Tu vois c'que j'veux dire ?"
Assassin and Poor Righteous Teachers — Wake Up! (Reveillez-Vous !) -
"Aujourd'hui, encore on peut entendre des filles dire"
IAM — Je Danse le Mia -
"L'envie de dire"
IAM — Quand Ils Rentraient Chez Eux
What do these rhymes mean?
- acquire
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
- admire
- feel admiration for look at with admiration
- afire
- lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame
- are
- a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- aspire
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "dire" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like acquire, admire, afire create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.