2-syllable rhymes for “bending”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| sending | sending | /ˈsɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| spending | spending | /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| ending | ending | /ˈɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| pending | pending | /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| vending | vending | /ˈvɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| lending | lending | /ˈlɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| tending | tending | /ˈtɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| mending | mending | /ˈmɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| blending | blending | /ˈblɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| fending | fending | /ˈfɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| rending | rending | /ˈɹɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| trending | trending | /ˈtɹɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
| wending | wending | /ˈwɛndɪŋ/ | 2 |
3-syllable rhymes for “bending”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| pretending | preetending | /pɹiˈtɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| defending | difending | /dɪˈfɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| attending | atending | /əˈtɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| depending | dipending | /dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| descending | disending | /dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| offending | afending | /əˈfɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| impending | impending | /ˌɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| extending | ikstending | /ɪkˈstɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| ascending | asending | /əˈsɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| intending | intending | /ˌɪnˈtɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| unending | anending | /əˈnɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| suspending | saspending | /səˈspɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| befriending | bifrending | /bɪˈfɹɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| contending | kantending | /kənˈtɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| transcending | transending | /tɹænˈsɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| unbending | uhnbending | /ˌʌnˈbɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| amending | amending | /əˈmɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| commending | kamending | /kəˈmɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
| expending | ekspending | /ˌɛkˈspɛndɪŋ/ | 3 |
4-syllable rhymes for “bending”
| Word | Ingglish | IPA | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| recommending | rekamending | /ˌɹɛkəˈmɛndɪŋ/ | 4 |
| condescending | kondisending | /ˌkɑndɪˈsɛndɪŋ/ | 4 |
| apprehending | aprihending | /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛndɪŋ/ | 4 |
| comprehending | komprihending | /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛndɪŋ/ | 4 |
Why these rhyme
A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “bending” is /ˈbɛndɪŋ/, and its rime is /ɛndɪŋ/ — spelled “ending” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /ɛndɪŋ/, however English chooses to spell it.