Merriam-Webster Logo
Near Rhymes
  • Rhymes
  • Near Rhymes
  • Advanced View
  • Related Words
  • Descriptive Words
  • Homophones
  • Same Consonant
  • Similar Sound
  • Dictionary
  • Games
  • Word of the Day
  • Grammar
  • Wordplay
  • New Slang
  • Rhymes
  • Word Finder
  • Thesaurus
  • Join MWU
    • Dictionary
    • Grammar
    • Games
    • Word of the Day
    • Wordplay
    • Slang
    • Rhymes
    • Word Finder
    • Thesaurus
    • Join MWU link icon
    • Shop
    • Books link icon
    • Merch link icon
      • Log In
      • Username
      • My Words
      • Recents
      • Account
      • Log Out
Est. 1828
RhymeZone Logo
Results for
'punning'
  • Rhymes 42
  • Near Rhymes 51
  • Advanced View 208
  • Related Words 133
  • Descriptive Words 182
  • Homophones 0
  • Same Consonant 10
  • Similar Sound 0
RhymeZone Logo
Near Rhymes
  • Rhymes
  • Near Rhymes
  • Advanced View
  • Related Words
  • Descriptive Words
  • Homophones
  • Same Consonant
  • Similar Sound
Show
Group by
Sort by

Words that Almost Rhyme with punning

Frequency

2 syllables

  • coming
  • cumming
  • drumming
  • gumming
  • humming
  • numbing
  • plumbing
  • strumming
  • summing
  • thrumming
  • thumbing
  • bumming
  • dumbing
  • mumming
  • slumming
  • tonguing
  • chumming
  • crumbing
  • plumming
  • scumming
  • stumming
  • tumming

3 syllables

  • becoming
  • expunging
  • forthcoming
  • succumbing
  • this coming
  • benumbing
  • degumming
  • beflumming
  • furthcoming
  • mind-numbing
  • nose-thumbing
  • replumbing

4 syllables

  • second coming
  • unbecoming
  • indoor plumbing
  • antiplumming
  • double-tonguing
  • flutter-tonguing
  • have it coming
  • long in coming
  • misbecoming
  • single-tonguing
  • triple-tonguing
  • unforthcoming

5 syllables

  • a long time coming
  • the second coming

6 syllables

  • another think coming

7 syllables

  • has another think coming
  • have another think coming

More Ideas for punning

Go to the Advanced Search page for more ideas link icon

Adjectives for punning:

  • titles
  • habit
  • verses
  • proverb
  • sense
  • language
  • devices
  • jingle
  • remark
  • associations
  • quotation
  • pseudonym
  • See All link icon

People also search for punning:

  • scabrous
  • lugubriously
  • filthily
  • shtik
  • mot juste
  • pejorative
  • alliteration
  • cutesy
  • ungrammatical
  • humorous
  • apercus
  • See All link icon
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries.  Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.

Can you solve 4 words at once?

Can you solve 4 words at once?

Word of the Day

darling

Listen to the pronunciation of darling

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Filter

Result type
Merriam Webster

Learn a new word every day. Delivered to your inbox!

  • Help
  • About Us
  • Advertising Info
  • Contact Us
  • Diversity
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

© 2025 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated