rhyme
noun
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
have rhymed
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present perfectof rhyme.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I might not have rhymed on a beat like “Free Game” if it wasn’t for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
For several centuries, in fact, the word “rabbit” referred only to baby bunnies; the adult was called a “coney,” which might have rhymed with “honey.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
His soft features would have rhymed nicely with Law's; his boyishness could have tempted us into loving Tom instead of only pitying him.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Of course, you never have rhymed," he said.
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
But thrall is a blunder, for the word ought to have rhymed with make.
From England's Antiphon by George MacDonald
