“Rhyme” or “Rime”—Which to use?

“Rhyme” or “Rime”

Overview

rhyme / rime are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

rhyme: (noun) correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds). (verb) compose rhymes. (verb) be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable.

rime: NA

Pronunciation

rhyme: r·AY·m

rime: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “rhyme”

…ballet by Alexander Shakhovskoy in rhyme and free verse with machines,…
…was written almost entirely in rhyme.
…sometimes, we can see neither rhyme nor reason in it we…
1997: Rhyme & Reason – themselves
"Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme" b/w "Beauty" (2005)
…phoneme , as in glide, rhyme and eye, was and later
Rhythm and Rhyme Time was a Saturday night…
"Of Rasa, Rhyme 'n Realism."
…verse (with no concern for rhyme or meter), many have a…
…when children sing his nursery rhyme ("One, Two, Freddy's Coming for…

Examples of “rime”

…the development struggles of 2017's Rime, Tequila Works co-founder Raúl Rubio…
…although Coleridge contributed the long "Rime of the Ancient Mariner".
Pennebaker, D. Paez and D. Rime (eds) Collective memory of political…
…Zao Onsen Ski Resort and rime spectators in winter, tourists and…

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