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lying

¹

[ lahy-ing ]

/ ˈlaɪ ɪŋ /

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noun

the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness: From boyhood, he has never been good at lying.

adjective

telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; deceitful; false: a lying report.

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Origin of lying

¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; see origin at lie¹, -ing¹, -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR lying

1 falsehood, falsity, mendacity, prevarication.

2 deceptive, misleading, mendacious, fallacious; sham, counterfeit.

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ANTONYMS FOR lying

1 truth, veracity.

2 true, candid, actual, correct, accurate, trustworthy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM lying

ly·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby lying

lye hominy, Lyell, Lyell, Charles, Lyell's disease, lygaeid, lying, lying down, lying-in, lyke-wake, Lyle, Lyly

Definition for lying (2 of 2)

lying²

[ lahy-ing ]

/ ˈlaɪ ɪŋ /

verb

present participle of lie².

OTHER WORDS FROM lying

ly·ing·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for lying

Orlandi told The Daily Beast that Agca might be lying, but he should still be heard.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mills was lying on the sidewalk, dying, right in front of people trained to save him.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Lying is intentionally, intentionally misleading someone, all right,” he told Newsmax.
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If Jackie is lying, she will likely—and sadly—suffer for it.
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The broker who sold the policy went so far as to say the doctors had been lying to me.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare|Malcolm MacDougall|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But even while he was lying wide awake, it began again, and it was such a dismal sound he could feel the goose-flesh forming.
The Quest|Frederik van Eeden
None, however, were falling on the wood because here friend and foe were lying almost within bayonet length of each other.
The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land|Ralph Connor
But for me, you would be lying dead at this minute and the Astrarium would be ruined.
The Bill-Toppers|Andre Castaigne
I was lying next to you, and I will swear that you brought down eight of them with your rifle, before they charged.
Through Three Campaigns|G. A. Henty
According to English sources Olaf was lying with his fleet off Southampton during the winter of 994-995.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson

British Dictionary definitions for lying (1 of 2)

lying¹

/ (ˈlaɪɪŋ) /

verb

the present participle and gerund of lie 1

British Dictionary definitions for lying (2 of 2)

lying²

/ (ˈlaɪɪŋ) /

verb

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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