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rhyming off

rhyming off is the present participle and gerund of rhyme off.

Meaning of rhyme off

Verb

rhyme off (third-person singular simple present rhymes off, present participle rhyming off, simple past and past participle rhymed off)

  1. (Canada, idiomatic, transitive) To list or recite quickly.
    • Say, that was quite a list of expenses Heffering rhymed off.1944 January 8, “Talk of the Town”, in Toronto Daily Star, Canada, page 11
  2. (transitive, African-American Vernacular, hip hop) To rap over (a piece of music).
    • He rhymed off that Lionel Richie song.
  3. (transitive) To make up rhymes concerning (a subject).
    • She rhymed off the girl's toys to entertain her.
    Synonyms:
    rattle off, reel off

Questions about rhyming off

What is rhyming off the present participle and gerund of?
Rhyming off is the present participle and gerund of rhyme off.

Words near rhyming off in the dictionary

  1. rhyming
  2. rhyming couplet
  3. rhyming couplets
  4. rhyming dictionaries
  5. rhyming dictionary
  6. rhyming off
  7. rhyming out
  8. rhyming slang
  9. rhyming slangs
  10. rhyming up
  11. rhymingly

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