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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rhyme \Rhyme\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Rhymed};p. pr. & vb. n. {Rhyming}.] [OE. rimen, rymen, AS. r[=i]man to count: cf. F. rimer to rhyme. See {Rhyme}, noun]
1. To make rhymes, or verses. ''Thou shalt no longer ryme.'' --Chaucer.
There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side, Who rhymed for hire, and patronized for pride. --Pope.
2. To accord in rhyme or sound.
And, if they rhymed and rattled, all was well. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rhyming
adjective: having corrnesponding sounds especially terminal sounds; "rhymed verse"; "rhyming words" [syn: {rhymed}, {riming}] [ant: {unrhymed}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "rhyming": alliteral, alliterating, alliterative, assonant, assonantal, belabored, chanting, chiming, cliche-ridden, dingdong, harping, humdrum, jingle-jangle, jingling, jog-trot, labored, monotone, monotonous, punning, rhymed, singsong, tedious
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