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1. lying
noun. ['ˈlaɪɪŋ'] the deliberate act of deviating from the truth.
Etymology
- -ing (English)
- -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
- lie (English)
- lien (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Lying
- indemnifying
- semidrying
- retrying
- decrying
- undying
- denying
- defying
- trying
- spying
- prying
- frying
- drying
- crying
- vying
- tying
- tieing
- sighing
- shying
- dying
- dyeing
- buying
- eyeing
How do you pronounce lying?
Pronounce lying as laɪɪŋ.
US - How to pronounce lying in American English
UK - How to pronounce lying in British English
How to spell lying? Is it lysing? Or lyeing? Common misspellings are:
- lysing
- lyeing
Sentences with lying
1. Verb, gerund or present participle
Place your forearm on a table in front of you with your hand lying pinky-side down on the surface.
Quotes about lying
1. Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody.
- Kristen Stewart
2. Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.
- Gilbert K. Chesterton
3. Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.
- William Faulkner
3. lying-in
noun. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child.
