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lying.

The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.

Where this word comes from

lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing.

noun/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. An act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.

Where this word comes from

lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing.

adj/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious

    not-comparable · usually
Where this word comes from

lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing.

verb/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”)

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”) + -ing.

verb/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of lie (“to intentionally give false information”)

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

lie (“to intentionally give false information”) + -ing.

verb/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. simple past and past participle of lye

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

lye. (a chemical liquid)

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