misrhyme
/ˈmɪsɹaɪm/
misrhyme noun: a false rhyme.
Noun
misrhyme (plural misrhymes)
- A false rhyme.
- In this poem his 'vernacular' bluster and garish misrhymes build to a pitch of rowdy anarchy; 'lanes' rhymes with 'sardines', 'bucket' with 'like it', 'toad-like' with 'hard luck' and 'blarney' with 'money' […]2014, James Booth, Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love, page 190
Verb
IPA/mɪsˈɹaɪm/
misrhyme (third-person singular simple present misrhymes, present participle misrhyming, simple past and past participle misrhymed)
- To rhyme incorrectly.
- It is an open question whether or not Blake misrhymed deliberately.1965, Alicia Ostriker, Vision and Verse in William Blake
misrhyme meaning in Bengali
misrhyme in Bengali
- একটি ভুল ছন্দ, ভুলভাবে ছন্দ মেলানো
Forms of misrhyme
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | misrhymes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | misrhymes |
| present participle | misrhyming |
| past participle | misrhymed |
| past | misrhymed |
Origin of misrhyme
From mis- + rhyme.
Questions about misrhyme
- What does misrhyme mean?
- Misrhyme means a false rhyme.
- What is misrhyme in Bengali?
- Misrhyme in Bengali is একটি ভুল ছন্দ, ভুলভাবে ছন্দ মেলানো. See Misrhyme meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is misrhyme?
- Misrhyme can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce misrhyme?
- Misrhyme is pronounced /ˈmɪsɹaɪm/.
- What is the plural of misrhyme?
- The plural of misrhyme is misrhymes.
Words near misrhyme in the dictionary
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