Words that rhyme with reassuring

• adoring 0
  adj 1: showing adoration [syn: adoring, worshipful] 2: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" [syn: adoring, doting, fond]
• airing 0
  n 1: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate [syn: dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading] 2: a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing" 3: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air [syn: ventilation, airing]
• alluring 0
  adj 1: highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation" [syn: alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting]
• assuring 0
  adj 1: giving confidence
• bearing 0
  adj 1: (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain [ant: nonbearing] n 1: relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation" 2: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies [syn: bearing, heading, aim] 3: dignified manner or conduct [syn: bearing, comportment, presence, mien] 4: characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture" [syn: carriage, bearing, posture] 5: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield [syn: charge, bearing, heraldic bearing, armorial bearing] 6: a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
• boring 0
  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 drilling [syn: drilling, boring] 2: the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum [syn: boring, drilling, oil production]
• caring 0
  adj 1: feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends" n 1: a loving feeling [syn: lovingness, caring]
• cheeseparing 0
  adj 1: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
• childbearing 0
  adj 1: relating to or suitable for childbirth; "of childbearing age" n 1: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child [syn: childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth]
• clearing 0
  n 1: a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area [syn: clearing, glade] 2: the act of freeing from suspicion 3: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: clearing, clarification]
• curing 0
  n 1: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" [syn: hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing]
• daring 0
  adj 1: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit" [syn: audacious, daring, venturesome, venturous] 2: radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece" [syn: avant-garde, daring] n 1: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare" [syn: dare, daring] 2: the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart" [syn: boldness, daring, hardiness, hardihood] [ant: timidity, timorousness]
• earring 0
  n 1: jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
• enduring 0
  adj 1: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn: abiding, enduring, imperishable] 2: patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble; "an enduring disposition"; "a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife" [syn: enduring, long-suffering]
• engineering 0
  n 1: the practical application of science to commerce or industry [syn: technology, engineering] 2: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" [syn: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology] 3: a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located [syn: engineering, engine room]
• faltering 0
  adj 1: unsteady in speech or action n 1: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: hesitation, waver, falter, faltering]
• fingering 0
  n 1: the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument 2: touching something with the fingers
• firing 0
  n 1: the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" [syn: fire, firing] 2: the act of discharging a gun [syn: discharge, firing, firing off] 3: the act of setting something on fire [syn: ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation] 4: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) [syn: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking]
• flickering 0
  adj 1: shining unsteadily [syn: flickering, aflicker(p)]
• flooring 0
  n 1: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent" [syn: floor, flooring] 2: building material used in laying floors
• gearing 0
  n 1: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" [syn: gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train]
• glimmering 0
  n 1: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen" [syn: inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer]
• goring 0
  n 1: German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946) [syn: Goring, Goering, Hermann Goring, Hermann Goering, Hermann Wilhelm Goring]
• hammering 0
  n 1: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: hammer, pound, hammering, pounding]
• hankering 0
  n 1: a yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering, yen]
• herring 0
  n 1: valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled 2: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific [syn: herring, Clupea harangus]
• meandering 0
  adj 1: of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" [syn: meandering(a), rambling, wandering(a), winding]
• mooring 0
  n 1: a place where a craft can be made fast [syn: mooring, moorage, berth, slip] 2: (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place [syn: mooring, mooring line]
• muttering 0
  n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech [syn: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation] 2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering]
• ordering 0
  n 1: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" [syn: ordering, order, ordination] 2: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list" [syn: order, ordering]
• outpouring 0
  n 1: a natural flow of ground water [syn: spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring] 2: a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words" [syn: flush, gush, outpouring] 3: the pouring forth of a fluid [syn: discharge, outpouring, run] 4: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake" [syn: barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught] 5: a large flow [syn: flood, overflow, outpouring]
• overbearing 0
  adj 1: expecting unquestioning obedience; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter" [syn: authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing] 2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering]
• pairing 0
  n 1: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union] 2: the act of grouping things or people in pairs
• paring 0
  n 1: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something [syn: paring, sliver, shaving] 2: (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"
• plundering 0
  adj 1: given to taking by force what is desired n 1: the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" [syn: plundering, pillage, pillaging]
• pondering 0
  adj 1: deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"; [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative]
• quartering 0
  n 1: a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages 2: living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) 3: dividing into four equal parts
• raring 0
  adj 1: (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go" [syn: impatient(p), raring(p)]
• rendering 0
  n 1: a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" [syn: rendition, rendering] 2: an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" [syn: interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering] 3: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" [syn: rendition, rendering, interpretation] 4: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version] 5: a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall 6: perspective drawing of an architect's design 7: giving in acknowledgment of obligation
• retiring 0
  adj 1: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl" [syn: retiring, unassuming] 2: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" [syn: past(a), preceding(a), retiring(a)] 3: reluctant to draw attention to yourself [syn: reticent, self-effacing, retiring]
• roaring 0
  adv 1: extremely; "roaring drunk" adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" [syn: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving] n 1: a deep prolonged loud noise [syn: boom, roar, roaring, thunder] 2: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl]
• scoring 0
  n 1: evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do" [syn: marking, grading, scoring]
• seafaring 0
  adj 1: used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels" [syn: oceangoing, seafaring, seagoing] n 1: the work of a sailor [syn: seafaring, navigation, sailing] 2: travel by water [syn: water travel, seafaring]
• shearing 0
  n 1: removing by cutting off or clipping
• shoring 0
  n 1: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support [syn: shore, shoring] 2: the act of propping up with shores [syn: shoring, shoring up, propping up]
• smattering 0
  n 1: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received" [syn: handful, smattering] 2: a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
• sparing 0
  adj 1: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting]
• tampering 0
  n 1: the act of altering something secretly or improperly [syn: meddling, tampering]
• thundering 0
  adj 1: sounding like thunder; "the thundering herd" 2: extraordinarily big or impressive; "a thundering success"; "the thundering silence of what was left unsaid"
• uncaring 0
  adj 1: lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person" [syn: detached, unaffectionate, uncaring] 2: without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'" [syn: thoughtless, uncaring, unthinking]
• unfaltering 0
  adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
• unflattering 0
  adj 1: showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress" [syn: unflattering, uncomplimentary] [ant: flattering]
• uninspiring 0
  adj 1: depressing to the spirit; "a villa of uninspiring design" [ant: inspiring]
• unsparing 0
  adj 1: very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain" [syn: lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting] 2: not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"
• wandering 0
  adj 1: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" [syn: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering] 2: of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road" [syn: meandering(a), rambling, wandering(a), winding] 3: having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" [syn: erratic, planetary, wandering] n 1: travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him" [syn: wandering, roving, vagabondage]
• watering 0
  n 1: shedding tears [syn: lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering] 2: wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"
• wayfaring 0
  adj 1: traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" [syn: peripatetic, wayfaring] n 1: traveling (especially on foot)
• wearing 0
  adj 1: producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing" [syn: exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying] n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away] 2: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: wear, wearing]
• whispering 0
  adj 1: making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: murmuring, susurrant, whispering] n 1: a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering] 2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness]
• wiring 0
  n 1: a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity 2: the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
• wondering 0
  adj 1: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [syn: inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)]
• turing 0
  n 1: English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954) [syn: Turing, Alan Turing, Alan Mathison Turing]
• behring 0
  n 1: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) [syn: Bering, Vitus Bering, Behring, Vitus Behring]
• bering 0
  n 1: Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741) [syn: Bering, Vitus Bering, Behring, Vitus Behring]
• untiring 0
  adj 1: characterized by hard work and perseverance [syn: hardworking, industrious, tireless, untiring]
• kettering 0
  n 1: United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958) [syn: Kettering, Charles Kettering, Charles Franklin Kettering]
• abhorring 0
• adjuring 0
• contouring 0
• coring 0
• deploring 0
• detouring 0
• during 0
• ensuring 0
• fairing 0
• insuring 0
• luring 0
• maturing 0
• obscuring 0
• orienteering 0
• procuring 0
• roistering 0
• securing 0
• timesharing 0
• tinkering 0
• touring 0
• whimpering 0
• luehring 0
• luhring 0
• waring 0
• bowring 0
• mainwaring 0
• pickering 0
• maundering 0

See also reassuring definition and reassuring synonyms