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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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    Antonyms: , , , , ,

lying

2

[ lahy-ing ]

verb

  1. present participle of lie 2.

lying

1

/ ˈ±ô²¹ÉªÉªÅ‹ /

verb

  1. the present participle and gerund of lie 1
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lying

2

/ ˈ±ô²¹ÉªÉªÅ‹ /

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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lying1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; lie 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Images from the scene showed at least one victim lying in a playground cordoned off by police.

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Say what you will about American exceptionalism, but one thing we really are exceptional at is lying.

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Tuesday and found Hall, 45, lying on the ground nearby suffering from gunshot wounds.

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Several of the women also echoed something I have repeatedly heard elsewhere - they can finally sleep again, after lying awake nights afraid that RSF looters would break in.

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