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lying

1

[ lahy-ing ]

noun

  1. the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:

    From boyhood, he has never been good at lying.

    Synonyms: , , ,

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adjective

  1. telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; deceitful; false:

    a lying report.

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lying

2

[ lahy-ing ]

verb

  1. present participle of lie 2.

lying

1

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

verb

  1. the present participle and gerund of lie 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lying

2

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

verb

  1. the present participle and gerund of lie 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • iԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lying1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; lie 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
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No fatalities have yet been reported by authorities but footage showed people lying wounded on the street.

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When Lee Deakin came out of his house to fetch a phone charger from the boot of his car, a stranger armed with a bottle of acid was lying in wait for him.

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Video showed her lying prone on the street as an officer handcuffed her, noting that she had been shot in the arm.

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A video of the early-morning, post-crash scene, obtained by TMZ, showed Arenas lying face down in the street in a few inches of water while the broken hydrant sprayed water into the air.

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Throughout five seasons of love and death, Joe Goldberg has maintained the status quo of his original inner narrative, learning nothing, changing nothing, and lying his butt off to both himself and viewers.

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