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lying
1[ lahy-ing ]
noun
- the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:
From boyhood, he has never been good at lying.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
lying
2[ lahy-ing ]
verb
- present participle of lie 2.
lying
1/ ˈɪɪŋ /
verb
- the present participle and gerund of lie 1
lying
2/ ˈɪɪŋ /
verb
- the present participle and gerund of lie 2
Other Word Forms
- iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
No fatalities have yet been reported by authorities but footage showed people lying wounded on the street.
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.
Video showed her lying prone on the street as an officer handcuffed her, noting that she had been shot in the arm.
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.
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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