60+ Words that rhyme with dour
Dour is a 1-syllable word with 60 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are hour, scour, flour. Single-syllable words are the backbone of rap and poetry — they punch hard at line endings and pair easily with other one-syllable rhymes.
Definition of dour
- adjective
- stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
- showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
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Examples of "dour" in lyrics
See how dour is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Point blank at the tank, empty clip at the dour"
Frukwan — 2 to Da Head
What do these rhymes mean?
- flour
- fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain cover with flour
- flower
- a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or
- glower
- an angry stare look at with a fixed gaze
- hour
- a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour" clock time
- scour
- a place that is scoured (especially by running water) examine minutely
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "dour" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like hour, scour, flour create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Frequently asked questions
- What rhymes with dour?
- Words that rhyme with dour include: hour, scour, flour, flower, glower, lour, bower, cower, devour, mph, and 50 more.
- How many syllables does dour have?
- Dour has 1 syllable.
- How many words rhyme with dour?
- There are 60 words that rhyme with dour: 60 perfect rhymes.
- What is a good rhyme for dour in a song?
- The strongest rhymes for dour in songwriting are hour, scour, flour. These are perfect rhymes that share identical ending sounds, creating a satisfying resolution at line endings. For a more subtle effect, try slant rhymes — they add variety without the predictability of exact rhymes.
- What are easy words that rhyme with dour?
- Common, easy-to-use words that rhyme with dour include hour, scour, flour, flower, glower. These are grouped by syllable count: 0-syllable: hour, scour; 1-syllable: flower, glower; 2-syllable: empower. Matching syllable counts helps maintain consistent rhythm in your writing.
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